We are not naughty children, and the state is not our parent. Heather Brooke childnaughtyparent Change image and share on social
There's a temptation not to vote at all as a protest, but it's definitely not a protest. In fact, all it does is keep the people in power in power, and I don't think they should be. Heather Brooke factpeoplepower Change image and share on social
Secrecy can be sexy. It's essential to any good mystery novel. Heather Brooke essentialgoodmystery Change image and share on social
I know people don't like America very much, but the one thing it's very good on is local government. Heather Brooke americagoodgovernment Change image and share on social
There's a lot of hand-wringing going on about the death of journalism and particularly the death of investigative journalism. What I see is that there is more need than ever to have experienced information processors - people who can look through this mass of data. Heather Brooke datumdeathexperience share on social
My parents are British but they emigrated to America, where I was born. Heather Brooke americabearbritish Change image and share on social
Diplomacy has always involved dinners with ruling elites, backroom deals and clandestine meetings. Now, in the digital age, the reports of all those parties and patrician chats can be collected in one enormous database. And once collected in digital form, it becomes very easy for them to be shared. Heather Brooke agebackroomchat share on social
A generation of people are being radicalised by the criminalisation of information sharing. Heather Brooke criminalisationgenerationinformation Change image and share on social
Democracy isn't just for people in the Middle East, but Britons, too. Heather Brooke britondemocracyeast Change image and share on social
I never thought I would get married. I didn't think I was that type of person. Heather Brooke marrypersonthink Change image and share on social