Skip to main content
The chilling manipulations of the Institute for Statecraft are straight out of the cold war playbook
As the prospect of a socialist government is now a real possibility, it seems that vested interests will stoop to all manner of dirty tricks and smears to prevent that eventuality, says CHRIS WILLIAMSON

OVER the past couple of months, I have been investigating the activities of the Institute for Statecraft and its so-called “Integrity Initiative,” after some of its dubious actions were highlighted in recently published hacked documents.  

They have registered premises just outside the Scottish village of Auchtermuchty and an office suite in an exclusive location near Temple Station in central London.

In response to one of my parliamentary questions on December 3, Foreign Office Minister Alan Duncan said: “The Institute for Statecraft is an independent Scottish charitable body whose work seeks to improve governance and enhance national security. They launched the Integrity Initiative in 2015 to defend democracy against disinformation.”

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
A man holds an anti-Nigel Farage placard outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he will quit as the MP for Clacton and trigger a by-election, amid mounting pressure over unregistered donations of cash and support, July 8, 2026
Editorial / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
A Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London
Features / 8 January 2026
8 January 2026

Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports

 Lord Radcliffe, who conducted an investigative tribunal after a series of ‘spy scandals’ during Harold Macmillan’s premiership
History / 9 November 2025
9 November 2025

In part II of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY explores how witch-hunting drives took hold in the Civil Service as the cold war emerged in the wake of WWII

Hans Hesse
Class / 28 July 2025
28 July 2025

Paul MacGee of Manifesto Press invites you to a special launch on Saturday August 2.