Michael Goodier
@michaelgoodier.bsky.social
Journalist on the Guardian Data Projects team
London and Brighton
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
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Very happy to make the shortlist alongside brilliant colleagues @robevansgdn.bsky.social @rowenamason.bsky.social @michaelgoodier.bsky.social David Conn @anlugonz.bsky.social for this year's Public Service Journalism category at the British Journalism Awards for our project The Lords Debate.
UK public service journalism heroes recognised at British Journalism Awards
Express, FT, Guardian, The i, Standard and Eastern Eye make public service shortlist.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Very happy to make the shortlist alongside brilliant colleagues @robevansgdn.bsky.social @rowenamason.bsky.social @michaelgoodier.bsky.social David Conn @anlugonz.bsky.social for this year's Public Service Journalism category at the British Journalism Awards for our project The Lords Debate.
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Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
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The government recently started publishing the immigration status of Universal Credit claimants. It showed that EU claimants are more likely to be in work than their UK counterparts.
46% of EU citizens claiming Universal Credit are in work compared to just 31% of those from the UK and Ireland.
46% of EU citizens claiming Universal Credit are in work compared to just 31% of those from the UK and Ireland.
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The government recently started publishing the immigration status of Universal Credit claimants. It showed that EU claimants are more likely to be in work than their UK counterparts.
46% of EU citizens claiming Universal Credit are in work compared to just 31% of those from the UK and Ireland.
46% of EU citizens claiming Universal Credit are in work compared to just 31% of those from the UK and Ireland.
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The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
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How many people would be comfortable buying a wedding ring that had been seized from a refugee. Maybe it was the last item they had to remember a loved one.
Is that the world we want our government to actively encourage?
Is that the world we want our government to actively encourage?
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
How many people would be comfortable buying a wedding ring that had been seized from a refugee. Maybe it was the last item they had to remember a loved one.
Is that the world we want our government to actively encourage?
Is that the world we want our government to actively encourage?
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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Exclusive: Lib Dems demand to know how HMRC child benefit crackdown got go ahead after data from pilot scheme shows high error rate, with 46% of those originally flagged as emigrated, living in the country.
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HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
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November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exclusive: Lib Dems demand to know how HMRC child benefit crackdown got go ahead after data from pilot scheme shows high error rate, with 46% of those originally flagged as emigrated, living in the country.
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"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
the line has passed away. RIP u will live on forever. Cant believe it. I wanna run to u. Really cant believe this. @
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
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November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
the line has passed away. RIP u will live on forever. Cant believe it. I wanna run to u. Really cant believe this. @
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A great opportunity in the US for a data journalist!
very exciting jobs up with the Guardian US today!!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
We're hiring a data reporter and a graphics reporter to cover how the US government is deleting and altering important datasets. Please reach out with any questions!!
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www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
We're hiring a data reporter and a graphics reporter to cover how the US government is deleting and altering important datasets. Please reach out with any questions!!
The Guardian US hiring Data Reporter, Deleted Data Project in New York, NY | LinkedIn
Posted 8:08:51 PM. The Guardian is a global news organization that delivers fearless, independent journalism. From…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A great opportunity in the US for a data journalist!
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Here are some emails from the MHCLG while Angela Rayner was DPM/Housing Secretary showing the department acting unlawfully by not treating an FOI request as "applicant blind" but instead seeking clearance from SpAds and the newsdesk on both my FOI and then an internal review.
!['Hi all
SpAds have cleared but want to make sure you're aware as the response is to a journalist.
Thanks,
You have been recently asked to contribute to the quality assurance for case IR2025/17432 by [redacted]'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmsza46b72z5ox2w4wykxvde/bafkreidzojcdbpnnvyguddg6pdph5rgkpmaiguyxcyfcbth3xbbhj2crv4@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Here are some emails from the MHCLG while Angela Rayner was DPM/Housing Secretary showing the department acting unlawfully by not treating an FOI request as "applicant blind" but instead seeking clearance from SpAds and the newsdesk on both my FOI and then an internal review.
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This is UK based, a great job with a great team!
We're looking for a new data viz person on our graphics desk to work closely with us in the data projects team!
Graphic Artist
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is UK based, a great job with a great team!
We're looking for a new data viz person on our graphics desk to work closely with us in the data projects team!
Graphic Artist
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journ...
workwithus.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We're looking for a new data viz person on our graphics desk to work closely with us in the data projects team!
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Exc: High street slot machine shops pay bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose.
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High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose
Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers
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October 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Exc: High street slot machine shops pay bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose.
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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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Immigrants and muslims bore the brunt of the most vicious posts: you can see some of them here👇
Facebook told us it had reviewed the three main groups analysed by the Guardian but that the content did not violate its hateful conduct policy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Facebook told us it had reviewed the three main groups analysed by the Guardian but that the content did not violate its hateful conduct policy.
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Far-right Facebook groups are engine of radicalisation in UK, data investigation suggests
Rioters were influenced by network that exposes hundreds of thousands of Britons to racist disinformation, Guardian research indicates
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September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Immigrants and muslims bore the brunt of the most vicious posts: you can see some of them here👇
Facebook told us it had reviewed the three main groups analysed by the Guardian but that the content did not violate its hateful conduct policy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Facebook told us it had reviewed the three main groups analysed by the Guardian but that the content did not violate its hateful conduct policy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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I'm looking to speak to a UK renter aged 61-79 for a Guardian story who is happy to be photographed.
Please email on [email protected] to get in touch!
#journorequest
Please email on [email protected] to get in touch!
#journorequest
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'm looking to speak to a UK renter aged 61-79 for a Guardian story who is happy to be photographed.
Please email on [email protected] to get in touch!
#journorequest
Please email on [email protected] to get in touch!
#journorequest
I have separate (not great) thoughts on the value of mid term MRP polls, but just on the vibe of this: it's interesting how political news reporting has increasingly adopted the tone and style of a weather forecast
Nigel Farage is on course to be prime minister, according to a new seat-by-seat YouGov poll which reveals the scale of Conservative implosion.
Sky's Sam Coates breaks down the poll ⬇️
Full story 🔗 trib.al/qxKZ2s0
Sky's Sam Coates breaks down the poll ⬇️
Full story 🔗 trib.al/qxKZ2s0
September 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I have separate (not great) thoughts on the value of mid term MRP polls, but just on the vibe of this: it's interesting how political news reporting has increasingly adopted the tone and style of a weather forecast
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In response to our reporting with @972mag.com, Microsoft has terminated Unit 8200’s access to cloud and AI technology used to operate an expansive surveillance system covering Gaza and the West Bank.
September 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In response to our reporting with @972mag.com, Microsoft has terminated Unit 8200’s access to cloud and AI technology used to operate an expansive surveillance system covering Gaza and the West Bank.
Thinking of buying an e-bike for london commute (through cycle to work scheme). Anyone have any recommendations?
September 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thinking of buying an e-bike for london commute (through cycle to work scheme). Anyone have any recommendations?
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DHS released new detention management stats last night, check out the top line numbers on @us.theguardian.com:
Since the inauguration:
210,000 arrests
216,000 deportations
59,000 currently in Ice detention
Since the inauguration:
210,000 arrests
216,000 deportations
59,000 currently in Ice detention
September 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
DHS released new detention management stats last night, check out the top line numbers on @us.theguardian.com:
Since the inauguration:
210,000 arrests
216,000 deportations
59,000 currently in Ice detention
Since the inauguration:
210,000 arrests
216,000 deportations
59,000 currently in Ice detention