77th Brigade

The 77th Brigade is a military information operations unit of the British Army. It sits within the Army's 6th (United Kingdom) Division. It deploys "non-lethal engagement and legitimate non-military levers as a means to adapt behaviours of adversaries."[1]

COVID-19

During the declared COVID-19 pandemic, the 77th Brigade conducted surveillance and compiled intelligence on British citizens and officials who questioned the Government of the United Kingdom's public health response.[1:1]


  1. Owen, G. (2023, November 25). Army unit DID spy on British critics of Covid lockdown policies. Daily Mail. http://archive.today/2023.11.26-144503/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12791297/Ministers-accused-cover-revealed-shadowy-army-unit-DID-spy-British-critics-Covid-lockdown-policies.html ↩︎ ↩︎

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Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess

Liam Sturgess is a Canadian writer, researcher and investigative reporter focused on issues of human rights and civil liberties, with a particular interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the founder of White Rose Intelligence.

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