Jasmine Andersson on Muck Rack

Jasmine Andersson

Verified
Sheffield
Covers:  Benefits, the welfare system, disabilities and foreign policy.
Senior reporter @YahooNewsUK, co-founder @the2ndsource, writing on social affairs. She/they. Agent: @andrewedits_/@frogliterary

Jasmine Andersson’s Journalist Portfolio

View as a grid

Liz Truss: I was never given realistic chance to enact tax cuts

Liz Truss: I was never given realistic chance to enact tax cuts

BBC

Morrisons' cut in sick pay for unvaccinated workers is cruel. It needs to rethink | Jasmine Ander...

Morrisons' cut in sick pay for unvaccinated workers is cruel. It needs to rethink | Jasmine Ander...

The Guardian

It's Yorkshire Day, so here's a definitive ranking of the best towns and cities in God's Own Coun...

It's Yorkshire Day, so here's a definitive ranking of the best towns and cities in God's Own Coun...

CityMetric — It's Yorkshire Day, a.k.a. the best day of the year, which warrants an excessive consumption of pints and a dose of Indie music taken from the 2003-07. God's Own Country is an idiosyncratic mess, a white rose that should be watered into full bloom by the people who know it best.

"A matter of life or death": why refuges are turning domestic abuse survivors away

"A matter of life or death": why refuges are turning domestic abuse survivors away

New Statesman — The refuge manager told Tina that she had to wait a little bit longer - another 48 hours. Tina had been referred to a refuge by her doctor after she broke down and admitted that she was trying to kill herself.

Revealed: Thousands of vulnerable women turned away as refuge funding is cut

Revealed: Thousands of vulnerable women turned away as refuge funding is cut

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism — Survivors and support workers tell the Bureau of a refuge system at breaking point In a small office in the Midlands the telephone rings every half hour or so. On the line are women desperate for help, trying to flee domestic violence. But there is no space in the refuge, there is almost never any space.

Almost Everyone Can Donate Blood-Except Sex Workers | Broadly

Almost Everyone Can Donate Blood-Except Sex Workers | Broadly

Vice — If you've ever exchanged money for sexual services, you're barred from giving blood in the UK-forever. Sex workers explain why the ban is unjust.

Love in the time of homelessness

Love in the time of homelessness

The Skinny — The Skinny is Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester's leading entertainment and listings magazine

Canada's First Nations helped Trudeau win. Now can he give them justice? | Jasmine Andersson

Canada's First Nations helped Trudeau win. Now can he give them justice? | Jasmine Andersson

The Guardian — At just 43, Justin Trudeau has become the new prime minister of Canada. A humble family man who seeks to build on the legacy of his father, Pierre Trudeau, the Liberal party leader has won not only a surprise majority, but also the support of the country's most overlooked demographic - the indigenous community.

'I'm looking you in the eye and saying it's going to happen' - The Gryphon meets Ed Miliband | Th...

'I'm looking you in the eye and saying it's going to happen' - The Gryphon meets Ed Miliband | Th...

thegryphon.co.uk — Labour leader Ed Miliband recently announced that if his party come into power, tuition fees will be reduced from to £6000 a year. Addressing a crowd of young people at the Leeds College of Music, the aspiring Prime Minister aims to catch the youth vote on the back of the coalition's 2010 tripling of fees, one which Ed called 'the biggest betrayal of students in modern British history'.

David Bowie: My Bisexual Icon

David Bowie: My Bisexual Icon

eqview.com — Everyone knew David Bowie, and he was loved. I first felt the devotion of his fans through my own father, Paul, as he danced around the house, shouting the lyrics to 'Changes' and picking me up to be his grooving compatriot. Although we were fed on a diet of bangers, nothing has quite reverberated like the presence of Bowie.

No uniform choice for Virgin Atlantic crew on World Cup flight

No uniform choice for Virgin Atlantic crew on World Cup flight

BBC — The airline's gender-neutral uniform policy does not apply to staff flying the England team to Doha.