Opinion by Mathew Carr

May 31, 2025 — The first 10 years this happened I was working for Bloomberg LP in London. The suppression was so sophisticated I didn’t know I was being suppressed.

The past five years, after being fired by Bloomberg for whistleblowing, I’ve been suppressed by a highly sophisticated group of government operatives, corporations, judges, banks and technology groups.

There are many of us whistleblowers. I’m certainly not the best example that demonstrates how brutal and damaging the deliberate strategy by the elites is. Julian Assange is probably that person.

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Am I bitter? Really? It’s just the world we live in, I’m afraid.

And the propaganda is so sophisticated, and the bread and circuses so alluring, most people don’t seem to mind. That IS, perhaps, the most surprising part.

Yet, those who are willing, should not give up. We owe it to our children to fight back against the tyranny. The elites and the wealthy bullies need to learn that it’s the people who are ultimately in charge, and we are taking back that power.

Examples to follow, playbooks below.

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The playbooks

(Checked ….with help from Gemini AI)

Whistleblowers and independent journalists in the UK face various forms of suppression, despite legal protections in place.

These methods often aim to silence them, discredit their information, or deter others from speaking out.

Here are some of the most common ways,
for Whistleblowers:

• Retaliation in the workplace: This is a primary concern. Despite the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) which ostensibly protects workers, whistleblowers frequently experience:
• Dismissal or forced resignation: Many whistleblowers lose their jobs as a direct consequence of their disclosures. [This happened to me over many years.]
• Ostracism and harassment: Being shunned, bullied, or subjected to increased workloads, reduced hours, or punitive transfers.
• Reputational damage and blacklisting: Campaigns to discredit them within their industry, making it difficult to find future employment.
• Denial of promotion or career progression.
• Legal and financial strain:
• Lengthy and costly legal battles: Whistleblowers often face protracted Employment Tribunal battles to prove they were victimized, which can be financially devastating and take a toll on their mental health. [This happened to me, bigtime.]
• Lack of financial incentives or enforcement: Unlike some other countries, the UK’s PIDA primarily allows for compensation after detriment, rather than actively incentivizing disclosures or imposing strong penalties on employers who retaliate.
• Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) or “gagging clauses”: These are often embedded in settlement agreements when an employee leaves, effectively buying their silence and preventing them from discussing the wrongdoing even with colleagues or the press.
• Psychological impacts: The stress of retaliation, harassment, and legal battles can lead to severe mental health issues.
• “DARVO” tactics: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. Those accused of wrongdoing may deny everything, attack the whistleblower, and then attempt to portray the whistleblower as the wrongdoer.
  
  For Independent Journalists:
  
• Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs): These are vexatious legal actions brought with the intention of intimidating, burdening, punishing, or harassing journalists (or others) for speaking out on matters of public interest. Even if without merit, the cost and time involved in defending against them can silence critical reporting, especially for cash-strapped independent outlets.
• Online abuse and threats: Journalists, particularly women and those from minoritised backgrounds, face significant levels of online harassment, hate speech, and threats to their personal safety. This can lead to self-censorship and even drive journalists out of the profession.
• Physical attacks and intimidation: While less common than online abuse, journalists have reported being physically assaulted, threatened with weapons, and forcibly detained.
• Economic pressure and precarity [the state of being in persistent insecurity with regard to employment or income — a big one]:
• Budget cuts and job losses: The struggling media landscape can make independent journalism financially precarious, leaving journalists vulnerable to pressure.
• Dominance of tech platforms over ad revenue: This can reduce the financial viability of independent news outlets.
• Concentration of media ownership: A few large companies dominate the national newspaper market, potentially limiting diversity of opinion and making it harder for independent voices to gain traction.
• Surveillance and hacking: Some journalists have reported experiencing surveillance or hacking of their social media accounts and websites.
• Lack of adequate government action: While the UK government has a “National Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists,” critics argue that more needs to be done to address the root causes of threats and ensure effective protection and prosecution of those who harm journalists.
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  In both cases, the underlying aim of these suppressive tactics is to prevent the dissemination of information deemed inconvenient or damaging by powerful individuals, organisations, or the state, thereby undermining transparency and accountability.