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Christopher Sharp
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Trendswatch Reporter at Reach plc (Daily Express, Daily Mirror & co)
Email: christopher.sharp@reachplc.com
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OPINION: London's biggest problem? A lack of planning

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London’s biggest problem? A lack of planning
Last week Londoners leapt to the defence of our city as, once again, it came under undue, unfair, and unwarranted criticism from Donald Trump who claimed it is so dangerous, people get stabbed in t…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Should we be worried about the potential ITV takeover?
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Should we be worried about the potential ITV takeover?
Comcast’s potential purchase of ITV should worry us all. Comcast, just in case you’re not aware, is an American media entity that owns Sky, so far so quick Google. However, it is the very fact it i…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Daily Express EXCLUSIVE

Crisis 'bigger than Great Recession' brewing inside Donald Trump's economy, experts warn

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Experts alarmed at crisis 'bigger than Great Recession' inside Trump's economy
EXCLUSIVE: Experts have warned that the US is on the verge of an economic crisis in similar to size to the Great Recession of the 2000s
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October 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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ANALYSIS: Is Zack Polanski the left’s answer to Nigel Farage?
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Is Zack Polanski the left’s answer to Nigel Farage?
Since becoming the leader of the Green Party last month, Zack Polanski has made waves in British politics and begun developing into the left’s response to Nigel Farage. With Green Party membership …
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October 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Daily Express automotive opinion piece on what I bought after over a year of searching for a new car
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I'm a car expert and own a used vehicle that 'no rivals can match'
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Sharp says why, after over a year of searching, he made a surprise choice when buying his next used car
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October 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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ANALYSIS: The two-word question facing Israel-Gaza following peace deal

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ANALYSIS: The two-word question facing Israel-Gaza following peace deal
I had to double check the headline for a second, then I had to triple check it, and then I had to check my eyesight, and then I checked it again, but no, all was fine. Somehow President Donald Trum…
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October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Isuzu D-Max V-Cross Review: Golden Retriever meets motoring in this underdog powerhouse
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Isuzu D-Max V-Cross Review: Golden Retriever meets motoring in this underdog powerhouse
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Sharp reviews the Isuzu D-Max V-Cross
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October 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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OPINION: Why Labour’s new protest rules won’t change a thing
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Why Labour’s new protest rules won’t change a thing
Over the weekend around 2,000 people descended on Trafalgar Square as part of the latest pro-Palestine demonstration. Of those 2,000, near 500 of them were arrested for showing support for the pros…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Is Labour repeating the Brexit mistake of Remain?

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Is Labour repeating the Brexit mistake of Remain?
It’s conference season which means all the major parties are out in force laying out their stalls, saying how great they are, and how they’ll win the next general election to build a better Britain…
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September 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Vaccine conspiracies and bogus claims, is America is entering its #MedievalEra?

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Vaccine conspiracies and bogus claims, is America is entering its #MedievalEra?
If a medication that has been created doesn’t fully work as intended, the people deserve to know. Take the Covid-19 vaccines. Hailed as the conduit for regaining pre-pandemic freedom, subsequent re…
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September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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As Jeremy Corbyn’s party fumbles, we must fill The Centre

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As Jeremy Corbyn’s party fumbles, we must fill The Centre
Remember when politics used to be boring? Remember when, if two people had an issue, they would come into the middle and talk it out? Halcyon days those, far behind, but may not so far in front. As…
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September 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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As Donald Trump arrives in the UK, will America soon become the ‘Land Of The Flee’?
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As Donald Trump arrives in the UK, will America soon become the ‘Land Of The Flee’?
Today, September 16th, ‘The Orange One’ arrives in the UK. President Donald Trump, the oldest person ever to take the oath of office, will land in the UK for his second state visit to a…
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September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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‘I covered the Tommy Robinson protests and realised it’s time to talk about The Centre’
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‘I covered the Tommy Robinson protests and realised it’s time to talk about The Centre’
A lot has been made of the Tommy Robinson organised United The Kingdom protests that happened in London over the weekend. In case you missed it, and I wouldn’t begrudge you if you hadn’t, around 10…
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September 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Is it time for the Ukraine & Gaza movements to unite?
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Is it time for the Ukraine & Gaza movements to unite?
Last September, I helped deliver an ambulance and school bus to eastern Ukraine; whilst I and one co-driver ended our journey in Kyiv, the vehicles continued all the way to Kharkiv, where they help…
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September 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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My pitch to replace Top Gear – welcome to Fast Friday
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My pitch to replace Top Gear – welcome to Fast Friday
First drafted on an envelope on a flight home from Turkey. This is my pitch for a new type of car show.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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My pitch for a new car show – welcome to Fast Friday
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My pitch for a new car show – welcome to Fast Friday
First drafted on an envelope on a flight home from Turkey. This is my pitch for a new type of car show.
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August 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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‘I’ve been in journalism for 11 years and this is how it can survive the rise of AI’

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‘I’ve been in journalism for 11 years and this is how it can survive the rise of AI’
I’ve recently been re-watching Dead Poets Society, that 1989 film starring Robin Williams and a very young Ethan Hawke, about an English teacher who inspires a group of young students to embrace th…
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August 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Is this part of the answer to the cost-of-socialising crisis?
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Is this part of the answer to the cost-of-socialising crisis?
At the start of the year I found myself in dramatically different personal circumstances. In the frost of January, I found myself feeling like a disused library with a hole in the roof; raw, cold, …
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August 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Gaza reminds us that we still live in Hiroshima’s shadow
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Gaza reminds us that we still live in Hiroshima’s shadow
There was something about the way the sunlight fell through the glass in Waterloo station this morning that just made me stop. There was a sense of summer warmth and, for a moment, London was a mas…
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August 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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‘I’ve been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most’

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‘I’ve been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most’
August is always a funny time for me because it was the month in which I decided to become a journalist in 2014. I’d just been through my first break-up and was about as confused as a squirrel pilo…
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August 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's 'significant' health issue addressed by doctor after worrying photo
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Trump's 'significant' health issue addressed by doctor after worrying picture
EXCLUSIVE: A health expert has suggested that Donald Trump's swollen ankles could be the sign of something major as speculation about his health continues
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July 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Today's war-based article is a British Grand Prix special...
July 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Updated to include BBC rule changes

‘The revolution will not be televised (or streamed)’

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‘The revolution will not be televised (or streamed)’
As the BBC decides not to broadcast acts it deems high risk, we look at something genuinely risky
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July 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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ANALYSIS: ‘The revolution will not be televised (or streamed)’

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‘The revolution will not be televised (or streamed)’
In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s been a lot of furore about what happened at a popular music concert over the weekend. With that in mind, let me draw your attention somewhere else, where thousan…
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July 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Why need AI restraint and a warning from H.G. Wells
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Are we in a H.G. Wells novel and do we need AI restraint?
One of my favourite novels growing up was the H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine. Published in 1895, it followed an unnamed Victorian scientist who travelled into the future. The time machine, unlik…
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July 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM