@cohenstandard

Investigations Editor and Campaigns Editor of the London Standard, founder of the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, and author of several prize-winning books

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Joined September 2013
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David Cohen@cohenstandardOct 1
This, the final piece of our #SportingChance campaign with @GreenhouseSport and @theLDNstandard, is one of my favourites: s://www.standard.co.uk/sporting-chance-campaign-2026/greenhouse-sports-tennis-coaching-teenagers-london-b12
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This, the final piece of our #SportingChance campaign with @GreenhouseSport and @theLDNstandard, is one of my favourites: s://www.standard.co.uk/sporting-chance-campaign-2026/greenhouse-sports-tennis-coaching-teenagers-london-b12
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Perhaps the most insiteful sports coach I have ever met - step forward table tennis champ Jason Sugrue for our #SportingChance campaign. standard.co.uk/sporting-chan…

How British table tennis champion Jason Sugrue shapes London's youth

After the traumatic murder of his father, Jason Sugrue channelled his energy into table tennis and became the British and Irish champion — but it was as head coach of Greenhouse Sports that he found...

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This story is one of my favourites of the #SportingChance campaign standard.co.uk/sporting-chan…

How sports coaching transformed a Croydon pupil’s life

Aakeeshen was a disruptive boy who was going nowhere — until he found basketball. Plus, England rugby stars back our campaign

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'Football has been a saviour for our son — without it he would have been isolated'

Bloomsbury Football Foundation uses football coaching to transform the lives of disadvantaged Londoners. It started with four children and now reaches more than 6,500 a week

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Maryam could not have done it without her coach-mentor. These people are life changers. standard.co.uk/sporting-chan…

'Without Greenhouse, I would have been an ordinary kid'

Maryam was bunking off school and disengaged — until Coach Jago stepped in

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Our new campaign highlights the critical role that sport coach/mentors can play in young people's lives. Their stories are surprising and inspirational. standard.co.uk/sporting-chan…

How sports coaching is transforming the lives of disadvantaged young Londoners

The Standard and Greenhouse Sports launch campaign to harness the power of sport to change society — with £500,000 from the Dispossessed Fund and backing from sports stars to get it started

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Proud to be shortlisted by @TheOrwellPrize for the prestigious Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness and to be among such esteemed company trying to make positive change happen.
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'Move on' period for refugees doubled to 56 days in victory for the Standard

The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal

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Does the traditional media still have clout in today's digital/TikTok world? Join the debate on Monday 25th March @StationersHall Panel includes: @WillGore @paulconnew1 @DawnAlford @cohenstandard @AbbiancaMak @ElizaFilippouli Bookings: stationers.org/events/detail… #journalism
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Day 4 of our appeal and we really do have lift off! Big thanks to Sainsburys and West Ham. #eveningstandard and #comicrelief #wintersurvival
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🎙️Winter Survival Campaign: Our partnership with Comic Relief @cohenstandard joins our Standard Podcast for a special edition supporting the Evening Standard Christmas appeal... 🎧Listen here: pod.fo/e/204ce5
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We launch our #wintersurvival Christmas campaign in ⁦@EveningStandard⁩ today
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What an uplifting read! @cohenstandard looks at the #traumainformed approach adopted by @Beacon_High that has seen suspensions drop by 90% and where inclusion not exclusion has achieved incredible results. Hats off to @EveningStandard for backing this too! standard.co.uk/news/educatio…
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Duro Oye@_MROYE11 May 2023
Great to celebrate the success of the 1st year of #SkillUpStepUp Campaign funded by @standardnews @Independent & @BarclaysUK look out for the full article in tomorrow’s paper! @London_cf @NandosUK @cohenstandard @citygateway @resurgospear @Springboard_UK @2020ChangeUk @First_Rung
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David Cohen retweeted
Duro Oye@_MROYE14 May 2023
Replying to @cohenstandard
@cohenstandard spoke to a few of @2020ChangeUk alumni members to celebrate the success of the 1st year of the #SkillUpStepUp campaign by Funders by @BarclaysUK @standardnews @Independent thank you to @London_cf for bringing us together! standard.co.uk/skill-up-step…

Our Skill up Step Up campaign delivers job-winning skills for 400

David Cohen talks to some of the young Londoners who have reaped the rewards of our campaign

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🇬🇧 Tesco Boss: Reboot Apprenticeships To Kickstart Economy ▫Supermarket CEO says ministers must end scandal of public funds meant for young workers being spent on City high-flyers ▫@cohenstandard ▫is.gd/GIVugI 🇬🇧 #frontpagestoday #digital #UK @Independent
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How the CEO of Cameron's legacy project earns more than the PM, despite massive cuts to the National Citizen Service programme independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…

Head of David Cameron’s legacy project paid £165k despite pay review pledge

Mark Gifford was appointed head of National Citizen Service Trust in early 2020 when almost £160m of taxpayers’ money was lavished on scheme

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Inspired by the stories these young adults told us about their transformation
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A result for our investigation! Minister to "take appropriate action" on use of apprenticeship levy funding for ineligible MBAs @Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…

Victory for The Independent as ministers pledge crackdown on MBA apprentices

Exclusive: Ministers vow to investigate scandal that has cost taxpayers £100m in subsidised MBAs for top executives

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