Gavin Knight
@gavinknight1.bsky.social
Writer. Nonfiction. Author of HOOD RAT (Picador) and THE SWORDFISH & THE STAR (Penguin). Lived in Odesa, Ukraine. Shortlisted for Orwell Prize, Crime Writers Association Dagger. “Book of the Year” FT, Esquire. “10 best books set in Cornwall” Guardian.
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The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
David Szalay wins the Booker Prize for “Flesh”
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
David Szalay wins the Booker Prize for “Flesh”
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What's happening in Sudan is horrific and deserves more of our attention.
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
What's happening in Sudan is horrific and deserves more of our attention.
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"However terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse"
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
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From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Terror Returns to Darfur
Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"However terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse"
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
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reminder … free sudan 🇸🇩
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
reminder … free sudan 🇸🇩
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A Russian blogger shared that many Russians do not realize how many Russian soldiers are dying in the war against Ukraine.
"For these two small cities [Pokrovsk and Bakhmut], Russia has already killed 80-100 thousand of its own soldiers. It wasn't Ukraine that killed them, it was Russia," he says.
"For these two small cities [Pokrovsk and Bakhmut], Russia has already killed 80-100 thousand of its own soldiers. It wasn't Ukraine that killed them, it was Russia," he says.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A Russian blogger shared that many Russians do not realize how many Russian soldiers are dying in the war against Ukraine.
"For these two small cities [Pokrovsk and Bakhmut], Russia has already killed 80-100 thousand of its own soldiers. It wasn't Ukraine that killed them, it was Russia," he says.
"For these two small cities [Pokrovsk and Bakhmut], Russia has already killed 80-100 thousand of its own soldiers. It wasn't Ukraine that killed them, it was Russia," he says.
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Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Trump suing our cherished state media, the BBC instead of answering questions, it’s not about truth — it’s about control.
Press freedom isn’t partisan. It’s democratic infrastructure.”
Litigation as intimidation is how oligarchs behave.
BBC should double down on investigative journalism
Press freedom isn’t partisan. It’s democratic infrastructure.”
Litigation as intimidation is how oligarchs behave.
BBC should double down on investigative journalism
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Trump suing our cherished state media, the BBC instead of answering questions, it’s not about truth — it’s about control.
Press freedom isn’t partisan. It’s democratic infrastructure.”
Litigation as intimidation is how oligarchs behave.
BBC should double down on investigative journalism
Press freedom isn’t partisan. It’s democratic infrastructure.”
Litigation as intimidation is how oligarchs behave.
BBC should double down on investigative journalism
Report X to Ofcom immediately
Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.
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 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Report X to Ofcom immediately
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
#BBC is biased and should only give proportionate coverage to each party depending on number of MPs. So for Reform with 5 MPs out of 650 they get 0.7% of the available interview opportunities
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#BBC is biased and should only give proportionate coverage to each party depending on number of MPs. So for Reform with 5 MPs out of 650 they get 0.7% of the available interview opportunities
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Students living in rat-infested halls observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Rats run riot in infested student halls – and chew holes in Renters’ Rights Act | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Put pressure on #UAE to stop funding atrocities in #Sudan.
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As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudan’s RSF militia?
After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrong
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Put pressure on #UAE to stop funding atrocities in #Sudan.
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@yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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Write to Congress about Sudan. Details here:
If you want clear and accurate info to understand what is happening in Sudan, and how you can help stop this genocide, here is the piece that will provide you that clarity.
This is a guest piece by Sudanese-American attorney Mo Seifeldein. Please read & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/sudan-isnt...
This is a guest piece by Sudanese-American attorney Mo Seifeldein. Please read & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/sudan-isnt...
Sudan Isn’t a Civil War. It’s an Empire-Fueled Genocide.
A guest post by Mo Seifeldein, a Sudanese-American refugee and attorney
www.qasimrashid.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Write to Congress about Sudan. Details here:
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Really horrific stories coming out of Sudan
“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Yale lab reports mass killings in Sudan, calls for student activism
The Humanitarian Research Lab was told this week that over 10,000 people in Sudan were killed within three days.
yaledailynews.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Really horrific stories coming out of Sudan
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The world continues to ignore Sudan and every day, things get worse. So much suffering met with silence.
Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The world continues to ignore Sudan and every day, things get worse. So much suffering met with silence.
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Keep talking about the genocide in Sudan. Keep putting pressure on the government to sanction the UAE and to bring an end to this horrifying situation.
Link to @theguardian.com on Sudan published 3rd November 2025: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Link to @theguardian.com on Sudan published 3rd November 2025: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Keep talking about the genocide in Sudan. Keep putting pressure on the government to sanction the UAE and to bring an end to this horrifying situation.
Link to @theguardian.com on Sudan published 3rd November 2025: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Link to @theguardian.com on Sudan published 3rd November 2025: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Can someone please talk about sanctioning the UAE over the bullshit genocide in Sudan??
Please??
Please??
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Can someone please talk about sanctioning the UAE over the bullshit genocide in Sudan??
Please??
Please??
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For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
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This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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That’s what you do with a propagandists working for an enemy of Europe.
It’s not free speech to undermine your own society on behalf of another state.
It will destroy us if we don’t react to the communication tools 🇷🇺🇨🇳 use.
Get to it Europe! These assholes must finally feel the consequences.
It’s not free speech to undermine your own society on behalf of another state.
It will destroy us if we don’t react to the communication tools 🇷🇺🇨🇳 use.
Get to it Europe! These assholes must finally feel the consequences.
A pro-Putin streamer has been arrested in northern Poland and charged with six offenses, including making threats and displaying bladed weapons.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
That’s what you do with a propagandists working for an enemy of Europe.
It’s not free speech to undermine your own society on behalf of another state.
It will destroy us if we don’t react to the communication tools 🇷🇺🇨🇳 use.
Get to it Europe! These assholes must finally feel the consequences.
It’s not free speech to undermine your own society on behalf of another state.
It will destroy us if we don’t react to the communication tools 🇷🇺🇨🇳 use.
Get to it Europe! These assholes must finally feel the consequences.
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...