01 — writing
long-form writing on operations, live events, risk, and pricing. plus the occasional research piece.
160 respondents. March 2026. A first cut at the day rates the UK live events industry actually pays — by role, by sector, with the gaps and limitations called out honestly.
You paid £87 for that ticket. A New York jury just decided you were overcharged for most of it. Here's where the money actually went, and why the industry won't tell you.
The crisis wasn't the surprise. The surprise was that we'd seen it coming all along. A field report from a Saturday morning I'd rather forget — and what it took to stop calling it luck.
On community, loneliness, and the one thing the algorithm can't replicate. 25,000 people. One drop. The same involuntary noise.
UK retail is contracting, consumer confidence is at a two-year low, and yet 32% of people say experiences are the first thing they'd spend extra money on. Here's what that means for events.
160 respondents. March 2026. A first cut at the day rates the UK live events industry actually pays — by role, by sector, with the gaps and limitations called out honestly.
You paid £87 for that ticket. A New York jury just decided you were overcharged for most of it. Here's where the money actually went, and why the industry won't tell you.
The crisis wasn't the surprise. The surprise was that we'd seen it coming all along. A field report from a Saturday morning I'd rather forget — and what it took to stop calling it luck.
On community, loneliness, and the one thing the algorithm can't replicate. 25,000 people. One drop. The same involuntary noise.
UK retail is contracting, consumer confidence is at a two-year low, and yet 32% of people say experiences are the first thing they'd spend extra money on. Here's what that means for events.