Police State UK

Tracking politics, policing and civil liberties in the UK.

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2026-09-23 17:09:57 UTC

"Nigel #Farage has attacked the Government's plans for a new #Russia misinformation unit. The #ReformUK leader claimed it is “targeted directly” at his party."
What an interesting conclusion to draw 😄
#UKPol
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-russia-misinformation-unit_uk_6ab3e906e4b043d6b56a6107

2026-09-22 21:44:06 UTC

"Some Pentagon personnel knew within hours that the United States had hit the school, and they described a cascade of preventable failures that included an overreliance on an AI tool built by #Palantir."
#USPol #Iran
https://gizmodo.com/pentagon-investigators-say-overreliance-on-palantir-ai-tech-contributed-to-u-s-strike-that-killed-123-iranian-children-2000814477

2026-08-12 17:25:43 UTC

"Defence Secretary Wes #Streeting accepted a £30,000 donation from a think tank linked to convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried."
#UKPol #Labour #Bribes
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/08/10/streeting-donation-fraudster-think-tank/

2026-06-25 06:44:25 UTC

“There’s a huge left-wing majority in this Parliament, but both parties’ leaders are drawn from the right wing of their parties – and at the moment seem to be paying more attention to developments on the right.”
#UKPol
https://www.survation.com/how-left-or-right-wing-is-each-mp/

2026-05-29 13:00:45 UTC

"The Mayor’s consort at #ReformUK’s flagship #London council was sacked from his job as a police sergeant for failing a drug test."
#UKPol #Havering
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-havering-mayor-consort-sacked-police-cocaine-drunk-b1284021.html

2026-05-12 08:57:16 UTC

"With hundreds more seats in English local government and a sizeable presence in Scotland and Wales, #ReformUK has an unprecedented opportunity to convince people it is a genuine contender for power."
#UKPol
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/12/nigel-farage-reform-election-results-politics

2024-11-24 10:48:34 UTC

Kier Starmer promises Mail on Sunday readers that he will punish the sick and needy rather than supporting them...
#UKpolitics #Labour #Benefits #NHS
https://labourlist.org/2024/11/labour-keir-starmer-benefits-reform-liz-kendall/

2024-09-11 11:49:15 UTC

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There were quite a lot of well-documented and well-publicised cases that don't seem particularly reasonable though. A minority, but not a completely insignificant one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expenses_claims_in_the_United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal