Javed Bashir
Cross The Line - Lyle & Lydia
The Home Office State
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The Home Office State

Empire’s Ghost in Diplomacy’s Skin

Drawing from The Home Office State – Javed Bashir, we explore how control operates across two fronts. The Home Office centralises domestic enforcement, automating authority through algorithms, defining the limits of protest, and packaging surveillance as reform. The Foreign Office mirrors this abroad, refining influence into narrative, projecting power through soft persuasion. Both maintain the illusion of independence, both serve stability before justice, and both rely on a public belief that consent still governs the realm.

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