Felicity Lawrence: 'People want original investigative journalism more than ever'

In a new occasional series, Guardian journalists discuss their careers and achievements. Here Felicity Lawrence considers her role as special correspondent

Felicity Lawrence has reported on some of the most challenging issues facing the modern world, from corporate power - especially in the food system - to migration, the re-emergence of slavery, climate change, and global tax avoidance.

She was recently awarded the coveted Orwell prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils, for her latest piece on migrant gangwork in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, and its human and political consequences.