Thom Davies

Thom Davies is Associate Professor in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham.

Exclusive: Government hands private firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’

Research reveals the business of Channel security is booming, as companies profit off asylum seekers’ desperation

By Lucy Mayblin, Joe Turner, Thom Davies, Arshad Isakjee and Tesfalem Yemane

/ 30 Apr 2025

Exclusive: Government hands private firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’

The violent reality of the EU border: police brutality in the Balkans

Those prepared to make a stand against Croatian border violence in the EU parliament are in the minority, with the rise of the far right across Europe.

By Thom Davies, Karolína Augustová, Arshad Isakjee and Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik

/ 23 Oct 2018

The violent reality of the EU border: police brutality in the Balkans

Those prepared to make a stand against Croatian border violence in the EU parliament are in the minority, with the rise of the far right across Europe.

By Thom Davies, Karolína Augustová, Arshad Isakjee and Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik

/ 23 Oct 2018