The Team
An SP day out – current Team SP are Tatton (centre back), Diane (on Tatton’s left), Emma (next to Diane) and Roberta (front centre).
Tatton Spiller
FOUNDER
Tatton has been simplifying politics all his adult life. Much of that was during ten years of teaching English, Politics and Citizenship.
He had a brief step away from teaching from 2008 until 2011, working briefly as a journalist and doing education bits at the Houses of Parliament.
He grew increasingly frustrated that nothing like SP existed. So he created it. SP launched in 2015.
Diane Daniels
SOCIALS GURU
Diane joined Simple Politics to work on the 2019 General Election. She loved it and stayed.
She worked for many years in financial communications, which gives her lots of experience in making complex things much easier to understand.
A restless soul, she’s originally from Northern Ireland, by way of Leeds University and some time in Nottingham. She now lives in beautiful Devon.
Emma Thorne
PARTNERSHIP BOSS
Launching a new chapter in 2026, Emma presides over all things partnerships. By working with amazing people from the best brands, she’s guaranteeing our future, while ensuring we’re keeping you informed.
Please do drop her a line if you’d like to be involved.
She’s been brightening the lives of everyone in the team and in the front line of DMs and comments since January 2025.
Roberta
UNDISPUTED MONEY SAVING QUEEN
While Team SP were dreaming of Simple Money, Roberta was out there doing it for real. Cheap holidays? Money off the mortgage? Budget meals? All that and more.
She’s all about hearing people’s voices. Bringing them onto the page, onto the podcast. Listening.
If you’ve lost her, she can normally be found watching Hull City – Premier League 2026/27!