Subject
Rights and control
TWIS articles grouped under Rights and control.
- From KKK Hoods to Black Masks: When Does Political Anonymity Become Political Intimidation? 27 Sept 2026
The KKK and modern black-bloc tactics have separate histories. What they can share is a harder problem: anonymity can protect political participation, but it can also protect people from accountability.
- Trump Has No Ego 27 Sept 2026
Donald Trump's psychology cannot be audited. His use of presidential power can: from public buildings and family interests to ICE, USAID, Venezuela and Iran.
- Britain and the Fascism Threshold 30 Aug 2026
How far exclusionary nationalist politics has travelled in Britain, where the country stands in August 2026, and what crossing into fascist state power would actually mean.
- We tested whether British newsrooms have a neurodiversity double standard. The evidence didn't support it. 19 Aug 2026
Some Jason Arday coverage was harsh, but a fixed comparison of 15 British news organisations found no outlet that met the pre-set test for a systematic inward/outward neurodiversity double standard.
- Ceuta: What the Evidence Shows — and How Europe Reacted 3 Aug 2026
Moroccan gendarmes were observed standing aside, but the evidence does not establish a centrally ordered or foreign-backed operation. Italy then imposed new selective checks before onward movement from Ceuta had been demonstrated.
- The Police Turned Helen Steel’s Intimate Life Into an Intelligence Tool 26 Jul 2026
John Dines used a fabricated relationship to maintain his police cover and obtain intelligence. When Helen Steel searched for the truth, the state protected the officer and the operation.
- AI Makes Control Cheaper 9 Jun 2026
AI does not need to become conscious to reduce freedom. It only needs to help powerful systems make decisions faster, cheaper, and harder to challenge.
- When Support Becomes a Data-Sharing Problem 5 Jun 2026
The government says better data-sharing will stop children falling through gaps. TWIS asks whether services are being fixed, or whether families are becoming easier to track.
- A Protest Right Is Weaker When the State Decides Which Protests Are Allowed 11 Mar 2026
A protest right is weaker when the state can decide which forms of protest count as acceptable.