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Gareth Davies

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Investigative journalist @tbij.bsky.social. [email protected]. Supporter of local journalism and Tottenham Hotspur. Runner. PC & board gamer

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 14d

I've written something about England, flags and someone who took a stand against the sort of hate and ignorance which resurfaced across the country this summer

‘Little island of hatred’: the mystery activist who defied…

An old episode close to my heart is a reminder that today's racist resentments have been simmering for years

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 45m

The scene beforehand ends with them kissing after wrestling each other to the floor, tbf

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 46m

I don't know what you mean. I've been waiting for them to remaster We Goon for ages

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 52m

A local authority press office with a sense of humour?!

a man with gray hair and a beard is making a funny face in a nick nite video .

ALT: a man with gray hair and a beard is making a funny face in a nick nite video .

media.tenor.com

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 53m

Those awkward questions kids have do come up at the strangest of times. I was watching Deep Space 9 with my son and its the episode where Dax and Worf get together. At the end they both report to sickbay with cuts and bruises, and suddenly son, 10, blurts out: "Wait! Have they just had SEX!?!"

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 2h

Not to mention the ethical question around employing a guy who was banned for financial malpractice

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 2h

I think bringing Paratici back is a misstep, and I'm surprised the Lewises have done it given it always appeared he was Levy's man. Making him joint sporting director undermines Lange and feels like unnecessary duplication in a structure that finally seemed to make sense.

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 23h

Two very different ways of covering the same report

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 1d

This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.

A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 1d

He's fine, but his pod co-host and his editor left

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 1d

On a less important note, HtFP is in dire need of a redesign. The site would have looked dated in the early 2000s

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 1d

Reach says its "biggest reorganisation ever" - including a net loss of 186 editorial roles in its UK national and regional newsrooms - will cost around £20m www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/bi...

'Biggest-ever' Reach restructure to cost £20m, trading update reveals - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage

Group revenues down 2.5pc

www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 1d

Family courts’ failure to tackle domestic abuse laid out in damning new report

New by @hansummers.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Family courts’ failure to tackle domestic abuse laid out in damning…

Dismissiveness towards victims, ignorance of abuse and pervasive pro-contact culture found to be putting children at risk

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 4d

This is one of the obstacles workers face when trying to get the money awarded to them by employment tribunals.

Our investigation found that directors shut down companies & open them up again to avoid paying tribunal awards.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 3d

There is no escape on this #PoisonedPlanet, this #PlasticPlanet.

The chemical cocktail is getting stronger every day. That we don't really understand the #PublicHealth effects only adds concern

www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/c...

Three CNN reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming | CNN

Plastic is woven into our lives and its chemical pollution is in the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat. We did an experiment to see what we’re exposed to every day.

www.cnn.com

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 2d

We're looking for a fundraising manager and the deadline for applications is this Friday. Learn more about the role and why you should apply ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/gareth...

TBIJ is looking for a fundraising manager to help us tell more of the stories that matter | Gareth Davies

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is looking for a new fundraising manager. Here's why that's such an important - and exciting - role

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 3d

And people called those NHS snipers a waste of money

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

Unsolicited Deck pic

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

What is it about him that you’re not keen on?

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

That is unexpectedly funny

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

Maddison is providing a seemingly unprecedented level of detail about his injury and recovery process. No question this will help other people going through similar situations. Huge credit to him

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

Massive props to Maddison for opening up like this. Even if you don’t have any interest in football this is worth a watch to understand how a sportsperson responds to a career-threatening injury. A stark reminder, as many seem to need, that they are human beings too youtu.be/Lk3go4wD1QY?...

The Harsh Reality of Football: First 3 Weeks of Recovery!

YouTube video by James Maddison

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

Remaster Deep Space 9 you cowards

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

My first thought after last night's game was whether Spence would post about Johnson. I figured he wouldn't but, fair play, he does not discriminate

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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

If a "younger" reporter files me a story containing an error like that and we end up publishing it, then ultimately that's on me. I'd get very short shrift if I blamed them for it, and rightly so

Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 4d

Poor form to blame "younger producers". Do they not have fact-checking processes that should have spotted this basic factual error? Either way, more experienced staff should have caught it

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