National Security State
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UK policing culture – from the Nowak murder to crushing protest – grows ever more rotten
The goal of the Israel lobby has been to loosen evidence thresholds, constrain critical thinking, and redefine racism and criminality. The effects have bled into dangerous new policing norms Continue reading
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Accountability for protesters, anonymity for cops
We have three new blogs exploring the continued expansion of police powers and the growing lack of accountability for how those powers are used. Continue reading
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NHS: Wes Streeting’s final Bill
On Wednesday, it was named the NHS Modernisation Bill; a day later it was published as the Health Bill, with this funny line in Hansard: “Secretary Wes Streeting, supported by the Prime Minister”… oh. Clause 1 is wonderful: “NHS England is abolished”, but they didn’t stop there. Continue reading
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Direct Action, Terrorist Consequences
Four Palestine Action activists convicted in a retrial over a protest at a UK site owned by Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer could be sentenced as terrorists. No case in British legal history has seen direct action activists sentenced under terrorism provisions – until now. Continue reading
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Signing The Pledge Against Digital ID (25 April Rally)
Alan Miller signs the new #together & NO2ID joint Pledge in London at the Trafalgar Square rally, one of our Four Nations “Scrap Digital ID Rallies” on Sat 25 April Continue reading
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Palantir and the Digital Leviathan: Silicon Power, State Violence, and the Technofascist War on Humanity
A manifesto appears, and the media rings the alarm—yet stops short of naming the system that produced it. Beneath the controversy lies a vast machinery linking deportation databases, battlefield targeting, and corporate-state integration into a single infrastructure of control. What looks like a rogue tech firm is in fact the polished interface of a deeper… Continue reading
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Digital ID consultation closes in 6 days – what it really reveals
As we know, Digital ID has NOT gone away! The government’s “consultation” on Digital ID closes in less than a week (deadline 12.30pm, Tuesday 5 May). -> You can complete the consultation HERE -> You can also read our guide to completing it HERE Continue reading
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Briefing note on the Integrity Initiative
The Integrity Initiative now accounts for most of the budget of a Scottish-registered charity named the Institute for Statecraft founded by Daniel Lafayeedney and Chris Donnelly in 2006. Most of the overt funding for this programme — about £2.6 million / year — comes from the Conflict Security and Stability Fund’s Russian Language Programme, now… Continue reading
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Report back: Palantir debated in parliament
In the most significant parliamentary debate yet on the NHS Federated Data Platform in England, MP after MP – from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Conservatives, the DUP, and independents – made the case that the government must use the break clause in Palantir’s contract and find a trustworthy alternative. It was an extraordinary… Continue reading
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What’s in Palantir’s ‘Technofascist’ manifesto?
American surveillance tech contractor Palantir released a 22-point manifesto over the weekend, calling for a “new era” of AI-enabled US military supremacy. The internet went wild, with the text being labeled a blueprint for “technofascism.” Continue reading
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25 April Rallies: Trafalgar Square & Cities UK-Wide – Be There!
Our SCRAP Digital ID rallies are just days away – this Saturday, 25 April – and momentum is building fast as volunteers spread the word across the country. Continue reading
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Consequences of Apps for ID and in Health
This week, Phil joined Dr Marcus Baw on his ‘Everything Digital Health’ podcast to discuss ID cards, Healthcare and Privacy (amongst other things…) Continue reading
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UK seeks to jail Palestine Action for ‘terrorism’ amid UK media blackout
Monday, 13 April 2026 — The Grayzone The Grayzone Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in prison. If convicted, the six Palestine Action activists and 18 others will likely be sentenced as terrorists, facing long prison terms. Continue reading
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Leaked: Britain Exports GCHQ’s Dark Arts Overseas
Leaked documents expose how prolific Western government contractor Torchlight, staffed by British military and intelligence veterans, has covertly trained “commercial and government clients” the world over in GCHQ’s digital espionage and cyberwar strategies. Cloak-and-dagger techniques to “discredit, disrupt, delay, deny, degrade, and deter” target adversaries and populations, honed for kinetic and psychological warfare and regime… Continue reading
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A different Narrative: Investigating the British Empire
In J.R.R Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings, the demonic dark lord Sauron (Sauron actually refers to himself in Trumpish fashion, as Tar-Mairon/”King Excellent”) manifests as malign intelligence, who manipulates men and events to advance his singular domination of Middle-Earth. In the books, Sauron did not stray beyond the walls of his citadel, Barad Dur,… Continue reading
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State of Protest 2025: How Repression became routine
Our State of Protest 2024 report, This is Repression, concluded that Britain now exists in a state of repression in its treatment of protest rights. This year’s report, How Repression Became Routine, builds on that work to uncover what’s happened since. Continue reading
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LAUNCHED: New briefing on Palantir in the NHS
if you are worried about the role of US spy tech company Palantir in our NHS, you’re going to want to read this! Continue reading
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Will this scandal bring down Keir Starmer?
Such is the omnicrisis of the Labour government that it’s hard to tell what the final nail in Keir Starmer’s coffin will be. But the Labour Together scandal has got to be up there. Continue reading
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Files expose Britain’s secret D-Notice censorship regime
Documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal how British soldiers and spies censor news reporting on ‘national security,’ coercing reporters into silence. The files show the Committee boasting of a “90% + success rate” in enforcing the official British line on any controversial story – or disappearing reports entirely. Continue reading
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‘Cumulative Impact’: What does this mean for protest?
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 — NetPol The Crime and Policing Bill currently moving through Parliament contains worrying new proposals to allow the police to ban or restrict protests based on the “cumulative disruption” they have, or may, cause. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 