Confronting Britain’s Legacy of Torture

By Alex Adams Nov 25, 2019 Like the U.S., France and many other countries, the United Kingdom has a sordid history of the practice. We need to face up to it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

What Did Theresa May Know About the Manchester Bomber?

By John Pilger May 31, 2017 Critical questions remain unanswered, deflected by promises of an internal review. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Did British Security Services Drive ‘Jihadi John’ to Join Islamic State?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2015 Documented evidence suggests the United Kingdom's MI5 drove a young Muslim man to the brink of madness. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Criticizes Spy Agencies

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 The British architect of the World Wide Web called for a "full and frank public debate" on Internet surveillance by U.K. and U.S. spy agencies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Britain Reveals ‘Inhuman’ Treatment of U.S. Prisoner

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2010 Against the wishes of the U.S. government, British authorities released information Wednesday about the "cruel, inhuman and degrading" treatment of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed. The abuse allegedly took place in 2002 in Pakistan, following Mohamed's capture and prior to his internment at Gitmo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Is How We Did It

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2009 Growing evidence of British complicity in "unacceptable activities," including participation in U.S. torture practices, has prompted Prime Minister Gordon Brown to publish the rules that determine how U.K. intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 can interrogate suspects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Orwell, Life Imitated Art

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2007 It turns out that George Orwell, famed author of "1984" and originator of the term "Big Brother," was spied on by his government for more than 10 years. Members of Britain's MI5 suspected the writer of being a communist, until they bothered to read him, and were apparently baffled by his "bohemian" clothes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )