Carole Cadwalladr on Double Down News: Palantir. IT’S WORSE than you think. Comment Be aware and know how Palantir is intricitely interwoven with the NHS data base. Think Palantir Think NHS personal data. Think Lord Mandelson Alex Karp Peter Thiel Sir Keir Starmer not forgetting President Donald Trump … as we move further into AI we need to know guardrails exist.

Posted on June 5, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
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  • Cambridge Analytica Scandal (2018): Cadwalladr exposed how the data analytics firm harvested data from 87 million Facebook users without consent, using it to influence the 2016 US presidential election and the UK Brexit referendum. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • Tech & Democracy: She focuses on the intersection of technology, data, and politics, often investigating “fake news” ecosystems, surveillance capitalism, and AI’s impact on democratic processes. [1, 2]
  • “Broligarchy”: She coined this term to describe the alliance between Silicon Valley tech executives and far-right political movements, a theme she covers on her Substack newsletter. [1, 2, 3]
  • Legal Battles: Her investigations led to a three-year defamation lawsuit brought by Brexit donor Arron Banks, which she won in 2022, solidifying her reputation for tackling high-stakes reporting. [1, 2]

Career & Background

  • The Observer/Guardian: She was a longtime feature writer for The Observer and The Guardian from roughly 2005 to 2025.
  • The Nerve: In 2025, she co-founded The Nerve, a digital publication focused on politics and technology.
  • Awards: She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for National Reporting in 2019, won the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2018, and received the Polk Award. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Current Focus

As of 2026, Cadwalladr is active in investigating the role of AI in democratic backsliding, operating via her Substack, The Nerve, and as a speaker on tech accountability. She also established the non-profit “[allthecitizens]” to combat threats to democracy. [1, 2, 3, 4]

If you’re interested in her work, I can provide details on her specific TED talks or list the major awards she has won. Let me know what you’d like to explore next.

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  • Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) / Posts / X – Twitter4 Jun 2026 — Carole Cadwalladr✓. carolecadwalla. Website: http://www.broligarchy.substack.com. Joined: Jul 28, 2012. 22785Posts. 6256Following.X·carolecadwalla
  • Carole Cadwalladr (@carole_cadwalladr) – Instagram* “How to Survive the Broligarchy” writer @carole_cadwalladr sounds the alarm about AI’s lawless business model. * British author …Instagram·carole_cadwalladr
  • Carole Cadwalladr | The Guardian20 Apr 2025 — Carole Cadwalladr. Headshot of Carole Cadwalladr. Carole Cadwalladr is a reporter and feature writer for the Observer … April 20…The Guardian

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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