surveillance

During the Second World War the government introduced compulsory ID cards as part of their emergency…

Anonymous reflections on anarchist involvement in the movement against compulsory government ID in the UK. From Pause For Breath magazine (2005).

Partial online archive of the newsletter of Nottingham Defy-ID, a group opposed to the UK government's proposals to introduce mandatory ID cards…

An online archive of material from the Defy-ID group, set up to oppose the introduction of mandatory government-issued ID cards in the 2000s.

2006 pamphlet on the struggle against ID cards in the UK and Europe.

A short text on the police and urbanism. From International Situationniste #10 (March 1966).

Article in Black Flag #220 (2001) on David Shayler, the former MI5 agent and his cosying up to liberal reformists.

This is the full story of the right wing subversive organisation "The Economic League", which became known for its secret blacklisting activities on behalf of big business, but which has been also involved in anti-democratic conspiracies since the First World War. This book was first made available online by the 1 in 12 Publications library.

A guide from Crimethinc on how to stay safe when crossing national borders.

‘The best antidote to ideology is detail,’ writes Paul Mason. And the detail that’s missing this…

As borders are increasingly militarised and their operation privatised, migration, more than ever…

Notwithstanding its limitations, an interesting historical look at the state's…