Today on World Peace Day, we reflect on the urgent need to challenge militarism and build security through justice, peacebuilding, cooperation, and care for people and the planet. https://www.forceswatch.net/

Just to illustrate how much worse it's got, I have received more abuse over the past year and a bit - including death threats and a large volume of antisemitism - for what I write than in the previous 15 years of covering migration and the far right put together.

The book follows a ten-year investigation of the military training area on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and explores what it means to live next to a military base. It’s a great read, covering so many aspects of militarised communities, landscapes and wider policies.

This is a piece I wrote for PhD students on strategies for doing doctoral work committed to political consciousness, anti-racism and social transformation. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

It's 6 years since we published our first investigation. Since then we've published 867 more. Plus dozens of videos and interviews. And we're growing in influence and impact -- thanks to you for supporting us 🙏 👉 Help us change things. Join us secure.declassifieduk.org/page/175488/...

Dodgy statistics and fringe beliefs: the groups behind Reform’s anti-migrant agenda

The government says UK arms exports globally "are now worth over £14.5 billion annually and growing – making Britain the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States". We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports. www.gov.uk/government/n...

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In December 2023, Israeli president Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs due to be dropped on Gaza. Next week he’ll be in the UK at the invitation of the British government.

So hard, watching this, to rein in that knee-jerk (male?) desire that violence be met with greater violence. Not proud of how much I want these bullying old cunts to get their heads kicked in. #antifascism

🚨Declassified will be presenting witness testimony at The Gaza Tribunal today, focussing on Britain's military support for Israel and its role in the genocide. You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...

www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/09/engl... Here, for anyone who's interested in how war is made at home, is a snippet from our investigation into one of the most militarised parts of the UK - thanks to the wonderful folk at Caught by the River

👉 NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal By Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops? www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...

ICYMI: On the far right's complicated history with the British countryside, from Mosley to Farage 👇 (@rsmythfreelance.bsky.social)

NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal By @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops? www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...

🪖NEW ARTICLE As the Labour Government enters its 2nd year we look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule. “almost one tenth of the House of Commons is currently participating in an arms industry funded military cosplay fantasy.”

👉 NEW - How we helped Kenyans win environmental battle with UK army By Phil Miller Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation. www.declassifieduk.org/how-we-helpe...

12 years ago today the Sisi regime in Egypt killed around 1,000 people in the Rabaa massacre. Human Rights Watch calls it "a crime against humanity" Since then the UK has sold £423m in arms to Sisi's regime. Starmer refers to “their countries’ strategic relationship”.

see also Swing Rioters attacking threshing machines, who, by 1930, were seen as incoherent oiks

I wrote this to explain how we reached this point, in the hope it would be a resource for people arguing with friends and family, people with questions, perhaps even people thinking of joining a protest. Do share with anyone who might find it useful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

👉NEW -- The inside story of how America sent nuclear weapons to Britain by Nukewatch UK Nukewatch UK explains how it tracked the bombs being flown across the Atlantic. www.declassifieduk.org/the-inside-s...

📹NEW VIDEO -- We grilled Starmer's air force chief over his support for Israel Britain’s top air force officer angrily avoided questions about Gaza, while his colleague pushed one of our journalists out of the way👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA7p...

Exporting risk: how UK arms sales overlap with countries using explosive weapons in populated areas - AOAV aoav.org.uk/2025/exporti...

Want to expose and challenge what the British establishment is doing❓ This weekend, join us. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/167716/...

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

"The Cold War horror" making a comeback.... @nytimes.com explores the human suffering caused by antipersonnel landmines & negative consequences of Ukraine & 5 EU countries withdrawing from the Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/land-mines-treaty-russia-ukraine.html

We are hiring. Declassified is seeking a talented video journalist to support and expand our existing video output. Details and how to apply 👇 www.declassifieduk.org/jobs/

Far be it from me to say I told you so, but I did and did anyone listen? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fucking hell, this is something.

👉NEW -- The BBC isn’t telling the truth about Israel’s nuclear arms by @markcurtis30.bsky.social The UK broadcaster is writing hundreds of articles on Iran’s budding nuclear programme while failing to inform the public about Israel’s actual nuclear weapons. www.declassifieduk.org/the-bbc-isnt...

👉NEW -- Palestine Action ban threatens all our civil liberties by Richard Norton-Taylor Pouring paint on a plane is hardly 9/11. Non-violent protesters are not terrorists. www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-ac...

Amidst recent attacks against Iran, Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians, and new commitments by Western states to spend even more money on militarism and mayhem, @wilpf.bsky.social calls for diplomacy, disarmament and demilitarisation.

What do Washington and London want in Iran? The last time the US/UK overthrow a government in Tehran, they propped up a dictatorship for 25 years and gave support to the regime’s brutal security police. www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...

👉NEW -- BBC chief downplays Britain's military support for Israel by Hamza Yusuf The broadcaster’s director of news just let slip why his journalists are turning a blind eye to UK spy flights over Gaza. www.declassifieduk.org/bbc-chief-do...

Been looking forward to this analysis from @airwars.bsky.social.

👉 NEW -- UK defence secretary walks away from Gaza spy flight questions by Martin Williams, Phil Miller & Alex Morris John Healey tells Declassified he has ‘nothing more to add’ about the UK’s surveillance of Palestine www.declassifieduk.org/uk-defence-s...

If you're going to reheat a Blair-era policy you probably need to explain why, last time around, it was so badly run it ended up wrongly deporting thousands of people, some very likely to their deaths, and how you might avoid that this time. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A critical commentary on the Prime Minister’s Govan speech and the expansion of Britain’s war economy aoav.org.uk/2025/a-criti...

Britain must reject Trump’s nuclear deal. It makes us a target. It has nothing to do with British security interests and everything to do with US nuclear expansion. Starmer must stop the warmongering and focus on rebuilding public services, ending poverty and meeting Britain’s climate action goals.

👉 NEW -- The UK badly needs an Alternative Defence Review: Here it is by Kate Hudson Labour is persisting with a “nukes plus NATO” defence policy that is likely to lead to further wars. A new independent report counters this disastrous narrative. www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-badly...

At the NPT PrepCom, the nuclear-armed states continued to defend their weapons and doctrines, trying to manufacture consent for the risks they create through their policies and practices. It is up to the rest of us to organise around them for disarmament. 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

thank you AOAV much appreciated. aoav.org.uk/2025/book-re...

Profit over principle: how Britain’s defence industry is reshaping foreign policy in ways dark and troubling aoav.org.uk/2025/profit-...

👉NEW -- UK military still lacks unit to track civilian casualties by @iainoverton.bsky.social and Edward Lander Britain’s defence ministry faces growing criticism for its increased secrecy and lack of accountability. www.declassifieduk.org/uk-military-...

👉NEW -- Britain sent over 500 spy flights to Gaza by @iainoverton.bsky.social Exclusive: New study reveals the scale of British intelligence gathering above Gaza, raising fears of complicity in Israeli war crimes. www.declassifieduk.org/britain-sent...