Patricia Clarke
@paticlarke.bsky.social
Investigative journalist. Technology reporter at The Observer, ex Tortoise
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Some astonishing reporting on the state of UK maternity care from my Observer colleagues ⬇️
It’s shocking that the NHS spends almost as much on clinical negligence claims related to maternity care as it does on maternity care itself - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the crisis in maternity services and how to fix it observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Clinical negligence costs NHS almost the same as it spend...
Maternal death rate has risen 42% in a decade, while ombudsman reports a culture of cover-ups
observer.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some astonishing reporting on the state of UK maternity care from my Observer colleagues ⬇️
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I'm beyond delighted to have been chosen as one of the @pulitzercenter.org’s eight AI Accountability Fellows, among such an inspiring cohort of investigative journalists
Award-winning journalist Patricia Clarke joins the AI Accountability Network!
@paticlarke.bsky.social, a technology reporter at @observeruk.bsky.social , has covered the ways emerging technologies are reshaping lives, business, and power.
👉 bit.ly/25AIaccF
@paticlarke.bsky.social, a technology reporter at @observeruk.bsky.social , has covered the ways emerging technologies are reshaping lives, business, and power.
👉 bit.ly/25AIaccF
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I'm beyond delighted to have been chosen as one of the @pulitzercenter.org’s eight AI Accountability Fellows, among such an inspiring cohort of investigative journalists
As 4chan’s lawyers told me: “4chan will pay the fine when pigs fly. If you see any porcine aviators in the skies above London that will be your cue to assume 4chan has cut Ofcom a check.”
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Messageboard 4chan refuses to pay fine over ‘free speech’
The US messageboard is openly defying British regulators and refusing to comply with the Online Safety Act
observer.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As 4chan’s lawyers told me: “4chan will pay the fine when pigs fly. If you see any porcine aviators in the skies above London that will be your cue to assume 4chan has cut Ofcom a check.”
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
I'm beyond delighted to have been chosen as one of the @pulitzercenter.org’s eight AI Accountability Fellows, among such an inspiring cohort of investigative journalists
Award-winning journalist Patricia Clarke joins the AI Accountability Network!
@paticlarke.bsky.social, a technology reporter at @observeruk.bsky.social , has covered the ways emerging technologies are reshaping lives, business, and power.
👉 bit.ly/25AIaccF
@paticlarke.bsky.social, a technology reporter at @observeruk.bsky.social , has covered the ways emerging technologies are reshaping lives, business, and power.
👉 bit.ly/25AIaccF
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I'm beyond delighted to have been chosen as one of the @pulitzercenter.org’s eight AI Accountability Fellows, among such an inspiring cohort of investigative journalists
October 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation
The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform
Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"
share.google/VvtjBjEjEjRa...
The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform
Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"
share.google/VvtjBjEjEjRa...
Calls for transparency on political funding after first c...
Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is rumoured to have been handed to Reform UK
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October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation
The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform
Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"
share.google/VvtjBjEjEjRa...
The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform
Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"
share.google/VvtjBjEjEjRa...
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Solid reporting about the pricier end of the longevity industry.
And I'll be damned if this line doesn't also describe the state of genAI.
Both fields share that same sales pitch: possible-distant-future benefit in exchange for present-day money.
And I'll be damned if this line doesn't also describe the state of genAI.
Both fields share that same sales pitch: possible-distant-future benefit in exchange for present-day money.
September 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Solid reporting about the pricier end of the longevity industry.
And I'll be damned if this line doesn't also describe the state of genAI.
Both fields share that same sales pitch: possible-distant-future benefit in exchange for present-day money.
And I'll be damned if this line doesn't also describe the state of genAI.
Both fields share that same sales pitch: possible-distant-future benefit in exchange for present-day money.
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“What makes a company investable is not necessarily its proximity to a breakthrough, but its ability to monetise belief.”
Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings seek et...
Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics
observer.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“What makes a company investable is not necessarily its proximity to a breakthrough, but its ability to monetise belief.”
Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings seek et...
Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics
observer.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
See also: open.spotify.com/episode/63RB...
September 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
See also: open.spotify.com/episode/63RB...
Buried in Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is an allegation that their reporting is harming… the value of his memecoin
h/t @axios.com
h/t @axios.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Buried in Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is an allegation that their reporting is harming… the value of his memecoin
h/t @axios.com
h/t @axios.com
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FT mag piece from me: Spent a long time looking into the Britannia hotel chain, beneficiaries of a vast amount of taxpayer money via the asylum system
on.ft.com/47HEE46
on.ft.com/47HEE46
The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis
[FREE TO READ] How one hotelier built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration
on.ft.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
FT mag piece from me: Spent a long time looking into the Britannia hotel chain, beneficiaries of a vast amount of taxpayer money via the asylum system
on.ft.com/47HEE46
on.ft.com/47HEE46
“The virality of the video of Kirk’s death, paired with the amplification of extreme views, creates an impression of “a world that is riven by irreconcilable inter-hatreds”, said Ahmed. In turn, those hatreds may play off each other and become ratified into reality.”
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
‘It was like the day after 9/11’ says analyst about extre...
Uncensored viral footage of Charlie Kirk’s murder has created a febrile and divisive mood online, experts say
observer.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“The virality of the video of Kirk’s death, paired with the amplification of extreme views, creates an impression of “a world that is riven by irreconcilable inter-hatreds”, said Ahmed. In turn, those hatreds may play off each other and become ratified into reality.”
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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A city in Honduras is home to a start-up selling experimental gene therapies for $25k a dose.
Now, those radical ideas are reaching the US. What happens when biohacking leaves libertarian fringes… and reaches Capitol Hill?
Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/PmOkSmBS
Now, those radical ideas are reaching the US. What happens when biohacking leaves libertarian fringes… and reaches Capitol Hill?
Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/PmOkSmBS
September 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A city in Honduras is home to a start-up selling experimental gene therapies for $25k a dose.
Now, those radical ideas are reaching the US. What happens when biohacking leaves libertarian fringes… and reaches Capitol Hill?
Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/PmOkSmBS
Now, those radical ideas are reaching the US. What happens when biohacking leaves libertarian fringes… and reaches Capitol Hill?
Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/PmOkSmBS
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3J7b...
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3J7b...
Read all about it: observer.co.uk/news/science...
September 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Read all about it: observer.co.uk/news/science...
NEW 🎙️: Last year, I started investigating a biotech startup called Minicircle.
It was selling an experimental gene therapy for $25,000 a dose, in a libertarian free zone on an island off the coast of Honduras. The pitch? You'll have more muscle, less fat, maybe even a longer life 🧵
It was selling an experimental gene therapy for $25,000 a dose, in a libertarian free zone on an island off the coast of Honduras. The pitch? You'll have more muscle, less fat, maybe even a longer life 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NEW 🎙️: Last year, I started investigating a biotech startup called Minicircle.
It was selling an experimental gene therapy for $25,000 a dose, in a libertarian free zone on an island off the coast of Honduras. The pitch? You'll have more muscle, less fat, maybe even a longer life 🧵
It was selling an experimental gene therapy for $25,000 a dose, in a libertarian free zone on an island off the coast of Honduras. The pitch? You'll have more muscle, less fat, maybe even a longer life 🧵
In the past week, the UK’s tech and business landscape has been hit by a string of high-profile resignations from institutions all created to parade Britain’s scientific prowess on the world stage. My latest with @barneymac.bsky.social
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observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK | The Observer
Three sudden exits from the top of science and investment have raised fresh questions about Britain’s abilities to attract talent and capital
observer.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In the past week, the UK’s tech and business landscape has been hit by a string of high-profile resignations from institutions all created to parade Britain’s scientific prowess on the world stage. My latest with @barneymac.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
For months I’ve been working on a followup to this: the story of startup cities where medical experimentation goes ahead more or less unchecked. The podcast is out tomorrow 👀
NEW 🎧: The tech millionaire & anti-death influencer Bryan Johnson announced this summer that he’d travelled to a crypto “start-up city” off the coast of Honduras to receive a highly experimental gene therapy. Did it work?
open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...
open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...
The immortality bros: The business of living forever
The Slow Newscast · Episode
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September 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
For months I’ve been working on a followup to this: the story of startup cities where medical experimentation goes ahead more or less unchecked. The podcast is out tomorrow 👀
Jean Innes is stepping down as CEO of the Turing Institute. My previous reporting here:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Turing turmoil: UK’s hope to lead world in AI is at war w...
Ministers are worried, partners are mulling legal action, and top managers are accused of losing their grip
observer.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Jean Innes is stepping down as CEO of the Turing Institute. My previous reporting here:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
After a stint covering for our Business News Editor @barneymac.bsky.social, I’m back on the tech beat. My DMs are open if you've got a story I should be looking into 🔍
September 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
After a stint covering for our Business News Editor @barneymac.bsky.social, I’m back on the tech beat. My DMs are open if you've got a story I should be looking into 🔍
Aaand in other crypto treasury news: www.ft.com/content/7696...
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Aaand in other crypto treasury news: www.ft.com/content/7696...
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A trio of exclusives in today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social, inc. a deep dive into one of the companies bankrolling Nigel Farage.
Direct Bullion has falsely claimed to be supporting an oceans charity for years. The charity has no record of their involvement
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Direct Bullion has falsely claimed to be supporting an oceans charity for years. The charity has no record of their involvement
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
‘It was Nigel or no one’: there’s gold in bullion adverts...
A £280,000 payment to the MP for promotional work raises questions over the lack of clarity in his register of interests
observer.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A trio of exclusives in today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social, inc. a deep dive into one of the companies bankrolling Nigel Farage.
Direct Bullion has falsely claimed to be supporting an oceans charity for years. The charity has no record of their involvement
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Direct Bullion has falsely claimed to be supporting an oceans charity for years. The charity has no record of their involvement
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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A new “bitcoin treasury” bubble - brilliant piece from @paticlarke.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Never mind the profits: our new business model is to hold...
Struggling companies the world over are praying that a risky cryptocurrency strategy is the answer to their problems
observer.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A new “bitcoin treasury” bubble - brilliant piece from @paticlarke.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...
For Sunday’s paper, I wrote about the curious case of TruSpine – a medical-device firm that never got a product to market, racked up losses and fines, and now says its future lies in bitcoin. What could go wrong?
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Never mind the profits: our new business model is to hold...
Struggling companies the world over are praying that a risky cryptocurrency strategy is the answer to their problems
observer.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
For Sunday’s paper, I wrote about the curious case of TruSpine – a medical-device firm that never got a product to market, racked up losses and fines, and now says its future lies in bitcoin. What could go wrong?
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...