Libby Brooks

I'd urge everyone with teenagers in their life to read this: I'm very grateful to the parents of 16-year-old Murray Dowey for speaking to me, as @NCA_UK launch an alert to educators across the UK warning them of the devastating consequences of sextortion theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Anas Sarwar challenges Nigel Farage to debate in Hamilton amid 'sectarianism' row - politics live #block-6836d38f8f08c6bc4477d13f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/politics/live/…

"We had to put one child out of a group for doing a Nazi salute" ...how anti-immigrant rhetoric is impacting voters in Holyrood's crunch Hamilton byelection theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

In @guardian @libby_brooks covers our focus group in Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse ahead of the by election. What jumped out (in line with council by-elections & Scottish Parliament polls) Reform is now seen as a much more viable option in Scotland than Farages previous parties

This is terrific from @rachela_hall on why digital natives wouldn’t give their own kids smartphones - so important to speak to young people who are the focus of so much adult anxiety right now theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

Applications for the third year of our bursary programme with @jrf_uk are now open Five women journalists will each be awarded £1,500 to develop a project shining a light on economic and / or social inequalities around Scotland Apply here: surl.li/sfmeee

What she said 👇

What's the link between off-line overwhelm and online popularity of #ASMR content? theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

Scottish schools are facing “an exponential increase” in pupil violence, with classroom behaviour deteriorating “massively” and absences outstripping England, according to teaching unions, behaviour experts and opposition politicians theguardian.com/education/2025…

Day one of what is set to be a landmark case on the legal definition of "woman" - For Women Scotland set out their arguments, with Scottish ministers following tomorrow theguardian.com/society/2024/n…

Swinney says he does not want Stephen Flynn 'double jobbing' row to become distraction for SNP - politics live theguardian.com/politics/live/…

Bus drivers are facing escalating abuse & violence across Scotland - how much of it is related to free under-22s travel, is a card curfew the answer or does it scapegoat young people? theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

Reporting on the general election, one local worry that kept coming up was behaviour of young ppl on buses. The sentencing of Elgin bus driver Keith Rollinson's teen killer has sharpened concerns. Any drivers or passengers, older & younger, available to speak to me about this?

I can’t recommend this visually stunning, deeply thoughtful film about one Shetland man’s relationship with an otter highly enough - glorious film-making theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

@mikewadejourno You'll be hugely missed Mike, it always brightens my day to see you at a press call

This warning from Alexis Jay and survivors last week that the UKG must not ditch mandatory reporting plans is given even more traction after Welby's resignation theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

"Betting that working-class voters have nowhere else to go is a gamble centrist politicians will profoundly regret" This is a great read from Randeep Ramesh @tianran theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Foggy morning in Glasgow

This latest from ⁦@over_under_pod_⁩ is just brilliant on the need to be curious about the US election result, the nonsense of demographics-is-destiny and pearl-clutching commentariat podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ove…

Approved weight-loss drug contributed to UK nurse’s death, report says theguardian.com/society/2024/n…

Brian Cox urges artists to ‘keep flag of truth flying’ after Trump win theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…