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Newly Released ‘Integrity Intitiative’ Papers Include Proposal For Large Disinformation Campaigns
The person(s) who first published documents of the shady UK organization Integrity Initiative decided that the discussion is about the Initiative is not yet sufficient and published more documents. Continue reading
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Second phase of Grenfell inquiry delayed for a year By Alice Summers
The first phase concluded more than a year after its first session in September 2017. The inquiry has strict limitations about what can be discussed and when, with the first phase only taking witness and expert testimony regarding the night of the June 14, 2017 fire that killed 72 people. Continue reading
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British Spies Infiltrated Bernie Sanders’ Campaign? By Moon of Alabama
The Integrity Initiative, a British pseudo-NGO tasked with running anti-Russian propaganda operation, was recently exposed. Further digging into it revealed a much wider operation. It seems to involve a mole British spies inserted into the Bernie Sanders campaign. Continue reading
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Bellingcat’s Kerch Gaff -Kurt Volker bought Ukraine’s Lie
For 5 years Ukraine has bamboozled supporters by using” independent” researchers like Bellingcat that work with Ukraine’s Intel to fabricate its innocence. On November 25th, the Kerch incident happened, worsening the West’s relationship with Russia ahead of the G-20 Meeting in Argentina. Continue reading
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Review: Britain: Gordon Brown’s self-exoneration rings hollow
Gordon Brown went from being a creditable left-wing British Labour MP in the 1980s to Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) under Tony Blair from 1997-2007 and then Prime Minister from 2007, until his defeat at the hands of the Conservatives in 2010. As co-architect of New Labour, he became a champion of business elites,… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 12 December 2018 (18/18)
13 December 2018 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2018/dec/email-dec.pdf Please DONATE to support our work ANALYSIS 1. Statewatch Analysis: ‘More police’ is not a synonym for ‘more security’ by Andreu Merino. STATEWATCH NEWS 1. Talk by Aidan White at the launch of Statewatch’s Library & Archive 2. IRELAND: High Court strikes down Ireland’s data… Continue reading
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Britain: May’s Pyrrhic victory
Theresa May has survived to live another day after coming through a vote of no confidence amongst her party’s MPs with a 200-to-117 majority. But whilst the Tory leader may have won this battle, she has most certainly lost the war. Continue reading
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How can Brexit be about democracy after this? By Graham Vanbergen
I have written endlessly about the involvement of dark money and right-wing free-market fundamentalists agitating for Brexit who secured positions in high office and the very corridors of power. In my recent book, ‘Brexit – A corporate coup d’etat’ – I highlighted how they established, built and nurtured authoritative organisations to ensure that Brexit was… Continue reading
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UK: May staggers on as more than a third of Tory MPs oppose her By Robert Stevens
The large vote against her by her hard-Brexit wing, combined with the loss of support from the 10 Democratic Unionist Party MPs, confirms that May is numbered among the walking dead. Arch critic of her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union, Jacob Rees-Mogg, told the press, “163 Conservative MPs are on the payroll—ministers, PPSs,… Continue reading
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Conservatives Own the Ongoing Disaster That Is Brexit By Natasha Hakimi ZAPATA
I’ve just returned from a whirlwind visit to the United Kingdom, where the elephant in every room seems to have grown to such proportions that Brits can hardly breathe without mentioning it with a groan. I’m talking about Brexit, of course, the U.K.’s ill-fated divorce from the European Union, which began over two years ago… Continue reading
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Psychological tyranny prescribed by the DWP: preventable harm is government policy
Influenced by corporate America, the commonly labelled ‘welfare reforms’ began in July 2006 with the introduction of the Welfare Reform Bill by the New Labour government, and guaranteed that claimants of long-term out-of-work sickness and disability benefit were to be coerced and intimidated by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) simply for committing the… Continue reading
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Political warfare in Washington escalates to crisis of capitalist rule By Barry Grey
One month after the US midterm elections, the conflict within the state apparatus is reaching a new stage. Within the political establishment, there are increasingly open calls for impeachment and possibly criminal proceedings against Trump, including from top Democrats in the incoming Congress. Continue reading
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May delays Brexit vote while Corbyn refuses to move no confidence motion By Chris Marsden
On the day UK Prime Minister Theresa May called off the vote on her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union (EU), Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refused to move a motion of no-confidence until she completed a fresh round of negotiations with Brussels. Continue reading
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UK government’s role in anti-Corbyn campaign exposed By Robert Stevens
The Integrity Initiative (II), funded by the UK, US governments and NATO, played a central role in efforts to discredit and remove Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
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UK Government Is Funding Military Grade Psyops to Smear and Calumniate Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party By Kitty S Jones
On page X of the document, it says: “NATO definition of PSYOPS. Allied Administrative Publication (AAP)-06 defines psychological operations as: planned activities using methods of communication and other means directed at approved audiences in order to influence perceptions, attitudes and behaviour, affecting the achievement of political and military objectives.” Continue reading
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Labour Demand Government Explains £2m Taxpayers’ Cash Funding Infowars Unit Which Smeared Corbyn and Labour By Ben Gelblum
Emily Thornberry has responded to revelations today that around £2 million public money was funnelled to a charity in Scotland which posted disparaging stories against Jeremy Corbyn and other Labour figures. Continue reading
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MI6’s Spymaster Revealed How The UK Is Conducting “Fourth Generation Espionage” By Andrei Korybko
The head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Alex Younger briefed the public about the challenges of so-called “fourth generation espionage”. Continue reading
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Brexit: Corbyn’s Cakeism; Norway Rejects “Norway”
So the odds now seem to favor May putting off the vote, and running to the EU Council meeting of December 13-14. If so, this means her fallback it to try to run out the clock so as to make the no deal risk even more imminent, and perhaps also to get the EU Council… Continue reading
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Nurses raise concern about Royal College backing for NHS volunteers campaign
On Saturday the Daily Mail called for “an army of volunteers” to “transform” the NHS. Royal College of Nursing members have written to Dame Prof. Donna Kinnair, the acting head of the RCN, in response to their involvement in the “Helpforce” campaign. Continue reading
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Review of ‘The UK border regime’ – a goldmine for activists? By Francis Webber
In the overcrowded market of books on immigration control, Corporate Watch’s 331-page book, The UK border regime: a critical guide, is one which will not only be read, but will be an indispensible resource for activists. My initial doubts that yet another book on immigration could tell me anything new were quickly dispelled: it is… Continue reading
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