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Exposed: UK Govt Has A 'Thought Police' Unit To Control Mass Migration Narratives

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,

A secretive Home Office propaganda outfit founded by a former MI6 officer is actively working to control narratives around incidents involving migrants and rising tensions, a bombshell report reveals.

The Research, Information and Communications Unit, or RICU, has been exposed advising police on how to portray protesters and intervening in the aftermath of brutal attacks by migrants to prevent statements that might inflame public anger over mass immigration failures.

This comes as fresh confirmation of suspicions raised after the attack on vulnerable special needs man Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast. Sources now confirm the unit's role in managing family liaison and messaging in such cases. The pattern fits a broader shift where government "nudge" operations once focused on enforcing COVID compliance have pivoted to shielding open borders policies from scrutiny - and are now being hardened into formal crisis powers.

What?! This is mental.

It has been claimed that a secretive UK govt unit intervenes to write statements by the families of victims of potentially racially linked incidents to stop them from inflaming tensions further with their remarks.

This is allegedly a secret unit called... pic.twitter.com/Po6AggeFkF

- Alex Armstrong (@Alexarmstrong) June 14, 2026

The Daily Mail reports that RICU was set up in 2007 by the late Charles Farr, a former MI6 officer, under the Prevent counter-terrorism banner. It operates from Home Office headquarters and draws on tactics from the old Information Research Department, the post-war propaganda unit used to counter communist influence.

Its methods include planting media stories, deploying undercover operatives, and shaping online conversations in targeted communities.

Recent operations show the unit extending far beyond its original remit. During unrest in Belfast following the stabbing attack on Stephen Ogilvie by Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid, RICU worked with the Police Service of Northern Ireland's C3 intelligence unit.

So we finally have confirmation, in the Daily Mail, that the British government has its own equivalent of the US Community Relations Service, to intimidate the families of victims of anti-white crimes, force them to make public statements and stage propaganda events like the... pic.twitter.com/lpnUB6koBn

- RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) June 14, 2026

A source described the effort: "They are working with the Police Service of Northern Ireland's C3 intelligence unit to identify those posting the online 'calls to protest' in Belfast and other areas, as well as giving strategic messages to the police to ensure that the protesters were portrayed as unsympathetic thugs, rather than activists, and effecting behavioural change."

The same source noted RICU's involvement with family statements in volatile incidents. "RICU made sure that the liaison team dealing with the family were well briefed." Another observation: "You can see their fingerprints all over the statements released by the families of victims in these volatile situations - they usually have a similar tone."

This aligns with what was noted right after the Belfast incident. The family statement released in the wake of the attack on Stephen Ogilvie came across as oddly generic and scripted, using placeholder phrasing such as "our loved one" and quickly pivoting from shock to calls for calm plus emphasis on migrants' contributions rather than raw, unfiltered grief or pointed questions about what had happened. It did not read like the spontaneous words of devastated relatives.

No shit Sherlock.

As if a family in deep shock would write this shite pic.twitter.com/g9ZsApUJn8

- Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) June 14, 2026

The Mail also notes that RICU was involved with the aftermath of the murder of Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa, again providing strategic input to police handling the family.

The interventions align with long-standing criticisms that RICU applies uneven standards. Sir William Shawcross, in his 2023 review of Prevent, observed: "The bar for what RICU includes on Islamism looks to be relatively high, whereas the bar for what is included on the extreme Right-wing is comparably low."

The unit has flagged mainstream cultural consumption - watching Michael Portillo's programmes, reading Shakespeare, Chaucer or Milton, or books documenting grooming gang scandals - as potential indicators of far-Right susceptibility. It even linked Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg to sympathetic audiences.

Professor Anthony Glees described the outfit's position: "The unit that produced this report is called RICU. It's based in the Home Office but it's in that kind of shadowy area between what the Home Office does and what the security service MI5 ought to be doing."

Do you want evidence of the work of the RICU 'nudge unit'?

Here it is...

Organised protests to quell the legitimate fury after Southport with the MSM all under orders to devote their front pages to the psy-op the next day

All told to refer to concerned parents as 'far right... pic.twitter.com/i8QArS5UXr

- Leftwaffen-Watch ?? (@LeftwaffenWatch) June 14, 2026

A Home Office spokesman offered the standard line: "RICU provides analysis on extremist use of propaganda and exploitation of the internet to inform the UK's counter terrorism system. We cannot comment on its operations."

The unit has pushed for expanded recording of non-crime hate incidents, measures later scrapped after public backlash over their chilling effect on ordinary speech. It has also claimed that discussion of grooming gangs in Pakistani communities is exploited by the far-Right to stir hatred.

This is not isolated activity. Government narrative management operations have multiplied. A 2025 examination detailed how teams such as the National Security and Online Information Team monitor "concerning narratives" on social media and flag material to platforms for removal, particularly content critical of migration policy during periods of unrest.

An elite police unit tracks anti-migrant posts. Officials stated they make "no apologies for flagging to platforms content which is contrary to their own terms of service and which can result in violent disorder on our streets."

The same infrastructure that once deployed propagandistic fear tactics to drive mass compliance during the COVID period has been repurposed. What began as emergency messaging around a virus has evolved into tools for managing public reaction to the consequences of sustained high immigration and associated crime.

We have also seen the Prevent apparatus targeted firmly at British people, and even children, who have expressed concern about mass migration.

This apparatus is also now being formalised and expanded under the banner of "crisis response." In the wake of the Belfast unrest sparked by the attack on Stephen Ogilvie, ministers have moved to give Ofcom sweeping new authority under the Online Safety Act to pressure platforms into rapid removal of content labelled "false information" or inciting disorder during declared crises.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced the government will "lay in Parliament an update to the Online Safety Act requiring services to take quicker action to remove illegal content circulating during times of crisis."

Ofcom has already issued open letters to platforms citing spikes in content tied to the Northern Ireland events and demanding enhanced, crisis-specific moderation measures - without requiring fresh parliamentary approval.

The definition of "crisis" is deliberately broad, drawing on the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and covering threats to welfare, security or public order. This builds directly on the informal narrative-shaping RICU has conducted for years, now also augmented by a new £115 million PoliceAI centre equipped with live facial recognition, predictive analytics and automated real-time content flagging.

'People are concerned the government will stretch the definition of a crisis and remove content showing what is happening on our streets.' @CarverEmily grills Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP on Labour's plan to curb social media in 'times of crisis' after disorder in Belfast. pic.twitter.com/Eh0NHW65n5

- GB News (@GBNEWS) June 14, 2026

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss directly addressed the underlying dynamic. She stated that mass migration "is being weaponised to undermine Western civilisation." Truss continued: "They want to undermine the family. They want to undermine the nation state. And people in Britain are saying 'we've had enough of this.'"

She added that institutions have been corrupted by a DEI mentality focused on group outcomes rather than equal treatment under law, with the response being suppression of discussion and attacks on those highlighting the role of mass migration.

The through-line is clear. Legitimate public concern over policy outcomes - crime rates, community cohesion, strained services - is reframed as dangerous extremism requiring state-managed behavioural change. Protesters become "thugs." Family grief is shaped into generic calls for calm that emphasise migrant contributions.

Online speech is monitored and throttled. Cultural touchstones are recast as radicalisation risks when they appear on the "wrong" side of the narrative. Now "crisis" declarations provide the trigger to accelerate these controls with regulator muscle and AI tools.

This apparatus operates with minimal transparency and little accountability to elected representatives or the public whose taxes fund it. Critics inside Whitehall have described it as out of control. Its expansion from countering Al Qaeda propaganda into domestic speech management on immigration - and now into codified crisis powers - represents a fundamental shift toward treating British citizens' unfiltered reactions as the primary threat.

Britain faces real pressures from decades of rapid demographic change and enforcement failures. Honest examination of those pressures does not equate to hatred. Suppressing that examination through coordinated narrative control only deepens distrust and guarantees that underlying problems fester.

Citizens retain the right to discuss the impacts of policy without state operatives scripting responses or directing police to rebrand dissent.

The revelations about RICU and the accelerating "Ministry of Truth" machinery confirm what many already sensed: the tools built for one set of emergencies have been turned inward to protect another set of political choices.

Restoring open debate and accountability requires dismantling these layers of managed perception and returning to straightforward governance that prioritises the security and cohesion of the existing population.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/15/2026 - 05:00

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EU Auto Giants Call For 'Made In Europe' Incentives Amid Rising Chinese Competition

Europe's largest automakers are stepping up efforts to secure stronger support for domestic vehicle manufacturing as competition from Chinese electric vehicle producers intensifies. Renault, Volkswagen, and Stellantis have jointly urged EU policymakers to introduce rules that more heavily reward cars developed and produced within Europe, according to FT.

The companies are advocating for a straightforward local content requirement under which vehicles sold as European would need to source the majority of their components from within the EU and closely associated European countries. They argue that industrial policy should encourage not only final assembly in Europe but also engineering, research, and product development activities.

FT writes that the proposal forms part of a broader European debate over how to rebuild industrial competitiveness while accelerating the transition to electric vehicles. The automakers are also seeking wider incentives for EVs manufactured in Europe, arguing that higher labor and energy costs put local producers at a disadvantage compared with rivals operating in lower cost regions.

Not all manufacturers support the plan. Several international carmakers have warned that a narrow definition of European content could exclude important suppliers and technology partners in countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. Critics argue that stricter sourcing requirements could raise compliance costs and ultimately increase vehicle prices for consumers.

Battery production remains one of the most challenging aspects of the strategy. European manufacturers continue to rely heavily on supply chains dominated by Chinese companies, and industry leaders have called for a more gradual timeline to localize battery manufacturing capacity within Europe.

The debate reflects a broader shift in the global automotive industry over the past two years. Chinese carmakers have rapidly expanded their presence in international markets, supported by strong domestic scale, advanced battery supply chains, and increasingly competitive technology. European manufacturers, meanwhile, have faced slowing EV demand, rising production costs, and growing pressure to protect domestic industry. As Chinese brands continue to gain market share, policymakers in Brussels are increasingly balancing free trade principles against concerns over industrial competitiveness, strategic supply chains, and long term economic security.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/15/2026 - 04:15

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Oliver Tree’s ex-girlfriend has paid tribute to the singer, who she described as a “true artist,” after he was among six people killed in a fiery helicopter crash in Brazil.

Oliver Tree’s ex-girlfriend has paid tribute to the singer, who she described as a “true artist,” after he was among six people killed in a fiery helicopter crash in Brazil.

Starmer To Ban Under-16s From 10 Social Media Apps, Including X, But Not Bluesky

Authored by Toby Young via DailySceptic.org,

Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce sweeping reforms tomorrow banning under-16s from 10 major social media platforms, including X, but not the Left-wing platform Bluesky.

In addition, he will introduce daily curfews for 16 and 17 year-olds, going further than Australia’s restrictions. The Times has the story:

Teenagers will be banned from certain social media platforms and have their daily usage curbed under sweeping reforms to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer on Sunday.

The ban will go further than the one imposed by Australia in December by targeting technology deemed harmful to children, including chatbots and certain features on gaming apps.

Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using ten platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitch and Kick. It is understood that the UK will follow suit by raising the minimum age on social media to 16, from the average of 13, for the same ten sites.

Curfews for older teenagers will be introduced. Daily social media use will be restricted for 16 and 17 year-olds in a move designed to curb unhealthy late-night scrolling habits.

A Government source said: “Keir has been clear we need a game-changer to keep our children — and future generations — safe online.”

The reforms, which come two weeks after a public consultation on potential restrictions closed, will stop short of banning the messaging platform WhatsApp and apps considered to have educational value.

However, the government will go further than Australia and introduce restrictions on romantic or sexual chatbots after several legal cases involving the AI agents mimicking relationships and encouraging children to take their own lives.

Kanishka Narayan, the online safety minister, has said the government — which will also give 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote — could block conversations between children and strangers on gaming platforms.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act, which was passed in April, gave ministers the ability to introduce measures to restrict harmful features on online services without needing to pass new laws.

It is not clear when the ban will come into force or how effectively the government will be able to enforce it.

The 10 social media apps under-16s will be banned from are:

• X
• TikTok
• YouTube
• Snapchat
• Instagram
• Reddit
• Facebook
• Twitch
• Kick
• Threads

How could the Government have digested the 116,000 responses to its consultation about restricting social media access for children just two weeks after the consultation closed?

Hard not to agree with Ian Russell, the father of Molly, 14, who took her own life after viewing harmful content online, who has accused Starmer of “playing politics” by rushing out the ban.

Worth reading in full.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/15/2026 - 03:30

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'Manufactured Story': Hegseth Goes Off In CBS Interview On Crisis Of US Arms Stockpiles

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth joined CBS's Margaret Brennan on Sunday for an interview which quickly degenerated into a tense, finger-pointing segment over billions poured into the military-industrial complex, as well as foreign coffers, amid multiple global hotspots and a couple major war fronts - most notably Ukraine and the Middle East.

Brennan pressed Hegseth on the hollowed-out state of American arms stockpiles, invoking a recent plea from Ukraine for localized weapon production. "Let me ask you before you go about what is going on with US munitions and stockpiles here," Brennan posed. "Ukraine's President Zelensky was on this program a few weeks ago. He made a plea not just for more interceptors, but for the ability to produce them, for friendly governments to be able to produce patriots. Some Republican lawmakers support this idea. Do you?"

Hegseth pivoted immediately to 'everything is fine' talking points regarding American stockpiles... "Nobody makes better and more munitions than the United States of America, and we are open to co-production wherever we can,” Hegseth said. "And because of this administration, we're supercharging our arsenal of freedom, building more, building faster, opening up the Pentagon, ripping through the Pentagon bureaucracy to force industry to move faster. So our stockpiles are strong, and it will only get stronger in the future." Watch the tense and very testy exchange unfold below:

Hegseth: Nobody makes better or more munitions than the US.

Brennan: But there is a crisis with those stockpiles right now.

Hegseth: That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle.

Brennan: You testified under oath that it would take years to rebuild those… pic.twitter.com/i6FpUesKys

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 14, 2026

Brennan, however, wasn't buying it. She pointed out the glaring disconnect between Hegseth's rosy public relations script and the grim reality of what's being reported among private defense contractors.

"There is a crisis with those stockpiles right now in private industry," Brennan said. Hegseth snapped, interjecting, "That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle!"

But the CBS host quickly reminded the US defense chief that his own prior under oath testimony contradicted this narrative. 

"You have testified to it in front of Congress," Brennan said. "Ultimately our stockpiles are great and they only get stronger because of the way this president has," Hegseth maintained. 

“You testified under oath that it would take years to rebuild those stockpiles,” Brennan emphasized.

"You don’t have to read back to me what I testified," Hegseth shot back. "I speculated some munitions take more time than others. We’ve got lots of them, we’re building more than ever before. The Biden administration gave away hundreds of billions to Ukraine. And so President Trump had to refill, and he has, and we have in real time."

When Brennan tried to pin him down on whether the Pentagon would actually grant Ukraine's Zelensky's wish for domestic Patriot missile production, she pressed...

“So the answer to Zelensky’s request is a no or a yes?” Brennan asked.

"Ultimately, we’ve worked with them, and Ukraine is buying munitions that Europe pays for," Hegseth responded. It’s great to see Europe finally step up and pay for those."

"OK, well, he was asking for the ability to produce, but I’ll leave it there," Brennan then concluded sarcastically.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/15/2026 - 02:45

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