Gareth Davies
@garethtbij.bsky.social
Investigative journalist @tbij.bsky.social. garethdavies@tbij.com. Supporter of local journalism and Tottenham Hotspur. Runner. PC & board gamer
Woah, Woah, Woah.
You're telling me no one reporting on or involved in the Trump v BBC story thought to check, until now, whether Prescott's quote of Trump was itself accurate?
That is wild
You're telling me no one reporting on or involved in the Trump v BBC story thought to check, until now, whether Prescott's quote of Trump was itself accurate?
That is wild
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Woah, Woah, Woah.
You're telling me no one reporting on or involved in the Trump v BBC story thought to check, until now, whether Prescott's quote of Trump was itself accurate?
That is wild
You're telling me no one reporting on or involved in the Trump v BBC story thought to check, until now, whether Prescott's quote of Trump was itself accurate?
That is wild
Cornwall council forced to withdraw a £6m recruitment drive to staff ILLEGAL children's homes
New story by @tomwall.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social
New story by @tomwall.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social
Cornwall council offered suppliers £6m to staff illegal children’s…
Regulators intervene after UK local authority accused of normalising unlawful placements
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Cornwall council forced to withdraw a £6m recruitment drive to staff ILLEGAL children's homes
New story by @tomwall.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social
New story by @tomwall.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social
My view, which I suspect will be unpopular among fellow journalists, is that the BBC should not report political stories based on unnamed sources; in fact it is crucial that they do not if they are to rebuild public trust
Every journalist briefed by No 10 re Streeting knows who did it but now maintains the fiction it’s not clear who did. Treating government as a political campaign feeds journalists but it is bad government eg the huge number of leaks re Budget options has chilled the economy.
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My view, which I suspect will be unpopular among fellow journalists, is that the BBC should not report political stories based on unnamed sources; in fact it is crucial that they do not if they are to rebuild public trust
Massive congratulations to @tbij.bsky.social's family court reporter @hansummers.bsky.social who, alongside @louisetickle.bsky.social, won Campaign of the Year at last night's Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards. Hugely well-deserved
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Massive congratulations to @tbij.bsky.social's family court reporter @hansummers.bsky.social who, alongside @louisetickle.bsky.social, won Campaign of the Year at last night's Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards. Hugely well-deserved
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Trump ‘spent hours’ at Epstein’s house with victim of sex trafficking, email alleges on.ft.com/49lfk4N
Trump ‘spent hours’ at Epstein’s house with victim of sex trafficking, email alleges
House Democrats release new communications from late paedophile
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump ‘spent hours’ at Epstein’s house with victim of sex trafficking, email alleges on.ft.com/49lfk4N
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I've been investigating the huge levels of exploitation faced by workers on the seasonal worker visa for the last few years, and have often asked myself why the trade union movement has ignored these workers.
So I spoke to unions, big and small, to try and answer that question.
So I spoke to unions, big and small, to try and answer that question.
‘An indictment of the trade union movement’: Why no one is organising seasonal workers
‘An indictment of the trade union movement’: Why no one is organising seasonal workers
Farm workers go on unofficial strikes as their temporary visas create barriers to union membership
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I've been investigating the huge levels of exploitation faced by workers on the seasonal worker visa for the last few years, and have often asked myself why the trade union movement has ignored these workers.
So I spoke to unions, big and small, to try and answer that question.
So I spoke to unions, big and small, to try and answer that question.
As I listen to Farage accuse the BBC of institutional bias I can only assume I've slipped into a parallel dimension where he and his parties haven't been given disproportionate coverage by the Beeb for at least a decade - especially in the last 12 months
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
As I listen to Farage accuse the BBC of institutional bias I can only assume I've slipped into a parallel dimension where he and his parties haven't been given disproportionate coverage by the Beeb for at least a decade - especially in the last 12 months
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Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
Robbie Gibb once suggested that reporters should reflect if they were getting more retweets from one side than the other - a braindead analysis that ignores that fair and impartial reporting of education might get more Tory retweets than say, criminal justice.
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
Oh joy. Another few weeks of the BBC talking about the BBC. It's the Manchester United of broadcasting.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Oh joy. Another few weeks of the BBC talking about the BBC. It's the Manchester United of broadcasting.
Odobert has been fantastic since coming on
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Odobert has been fantastic since coming on
United down to ten as they’ve made all their subs
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
United down to ten as they’ve made all their subs
Go on Tel lad!
No surprise whatsoever that if comes down the left after bringing Udogie and Odobert on
No surprise whatsoever that if comes down the left after bringing Udogie and Odobert on
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Go on Tel lad!
No surprise whatsoever that if comes down the left after bringing Udogie and Odobert on
No surprise whatsoever that if comes down the left after bringing Udogie and Odobert on
The triangle of Udogie, Odobert and Xavi linked together really well on Tuesday (and has looked good on other occasions). Frank needs to stick with that combination as much as possible. Chopping and changing just isn’t working
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The triangle of Udogie, Odobert and Xavi linked together really well on Tuesday (and has looked good on other occasions). Frank needs to stick with that combination as much as possible. Chopping and changing just isn’t working
Back to earth with a bump after a promising win midweek. Not surprised with that lineup. Taking Udogie and Odobert out means we have nothing on the left. Some disappointing performances, most notably Richy who has been dreadful. United have had to do next to nothing to be winning this game
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Back to earth with a bump after a promising win midweek. Not surprised with that lineup. Taking Udogie and Odobert out means we have nothing on the left. Some disappointing performances, most notably Richy who has been dreadful. United have had to do next to nothing to be winning this game
Richarlison is so far below the required level at the moment it’s unreal
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Richarlison is so far below the required level at the moment it’s unreal
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Not a fan of early kick offs. Don’t you spoil my weekend Spurs
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Not a fan of early kick offs. Don’t you spoil my weekend Spurs
This investigation by @skynewsrss.bsky.social, using an LLM to show how X's algorithm pushes right-wing posts on its users, is an excellent piece of data journalism. Particularly impressed by how they've visualised the data to make it easier to understand news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This investigation by @skynewsrss.bsky.social, using an LLM to show how X's algorithm pushes right-wing posts on its users, is an excellent piece of data journalism. Particularly impressed by how they've visualised the data to make it easier to understand news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
My favourite bakery has increased the price of my favourite cookies (and, judging by sales, the town's favourite too) by a whopping 47% per pack overnight, causing to me to wonder how much is too much to charge? The answer, given that I bought another pack, is apparently not this much
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My favourite bakery has increased the price of my favourite cookies (and, judging by sales, the town's favourite too) by a whopping 47% per pack overnight, causing to me to wonder how much is too much to charge? The answer, given that I bought another pack, is apparently not this much
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Curriculum shakeup to include ‘fake news’ lessons
www.channel4.com/news/curricu...
www.channel4.com/news/curricu...
Curriculum shakeup to include ‘fake news’ lessons
What children learn in school and the number of exams they have to take could be about to change.
www.channel4.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Curriculum shakeup to include ‘fake news’ lessons
www.channel4.com/news/curricu...
www.channel4.com/news/curricu...
The comparison with Son is obvious (and uncanny) but for me the dominant physicality displayed by Micky tonight was reminiscent of Bale at his peak. A player on another level in terms of pace and power and he knows it
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The comparison with Son is obvious (and uncanny) but for me the dominant physicality displayed by Micky tonight was reminiscent of Bale at his peak. A player on another level in terms of pace and power and he knows it
We all deserved that
COYS
COYS
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We all deserved that
COYS
COYS
My heart is thumping
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My heart is thumping
He’s a bloody centre back!
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
He’s a bloody centre back!