Jacob Davey

1 month ago | versus.uk.com | Jacob Davey

Crystal Palace have just become the first team to create a dedicated 3-year aftercare package for players released from their academy. Palace tasked a working group within the club to consider the rationale behind when, how and why players might need or seek their guidance. A decision the club made after becoming aware of the sheer number of players who ‘drop out’ at PDP - professional development stage - after roughly ten years of playing academy football.

1 month ago | versus.uk.com | Jacob Davey

Baiteze Squad have announced that they've partnered up with Wingstop, with the chicken wing shop becoming the club's shirt sponsor until the end of the season. Founded in 2017, the Baiteze boys have gone from strength to strength this season, with the East London outfit becoming the centre of New Balance's first-ever grassroots football deal.

Aug 28, 2024 | newstatesman.com | Jacob Davey |Julia Ebner

“The fight will be long brothers, but we will succeed. Never capitulate,” read a message shared on the encrypted messaging app Telegram in the “Southport Wake Up” channel following a tragic attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class that left three young girls dead. Riots targeting Muslims and asylum seekers flared up across the UK. This was the same channel that shared manuals for carrying out arson attacks and lists featuring dozens of names and addresses of immigration lawyers.

Aug 23, 2024 | lawfaremedia.org | William Byrd |Jacob Davey

The beginning of August 2024 saw some of the worst far-right rioting on the streets of the U.K. in decades. Following a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, which left three young girls dead and 10 wounded, a broad range of actors capitalized on the information void immediately following the attack. The dissemination of falsehoods led to violence targeting minority communities and mass disorder on the streets.

Jul 24, 2024 | gnet-research.org | Jacob Davey |White Supremacist |Katherine Keneally

This report is the second in a series of short reports of user journeys of individuals in extremist communities. The selected communities include formal and well‐defined extremist organisations, beginning with White supremacist and anti‐government extremist groups in the United States. This overview provides a snapshot of the current operating behaviours that the public can readily access, including acting as the first sites of exposure to extremist content.