British government propaganda

British Government networks

Past

• Government Communication Network 2004-2013
• Government Information Service 1947-1998
• Government Information and Communication Service 1998 - 2004
• War Propaganda Bureau, 1914-18 War
• Political Warfare Executive 1941-1945
• British War Propaganda Bureau 1914-1917
• Department of Propaganda in Enemy Countries 1918
• Empire Marketing Board 1926-1933
• Central Office of Information 1946- 2012

Present

• Government Communication Service 2013 - present

10 Downing Street

Organisations

• Lobby system

People

• Alastair Campbell
• Bernard Ingham

Departments

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Past

• News Department
• Information Department 1980 - 1999
• Information Research Department 1947 - 1978
• Overseas Information Department 1978 - 1980
• American Labor Committee to Aid British Labor 1941 - ??
• Britain Abroad Task Force 2001 - ??
• British Information Services 1939 - 1998
• British Information Services (Ottawa)
• British Satellite News 2002-2009 (approx)
• British Security Coordination 1939-1945 (approx)
• Challenge and Innovation Fund
• Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
• Counter Terrorism Programme
• Islamic Media Unit
• Engaging with the Islamic World
• London Radio Service
• Overseas News Agency
• Panel 2000
• Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund
• Projecting British Islam
• Public Diplomacy Board 2006 - ??
• Public Diplomacy Department 1999 - 2003
• Public Diplomacy Group
• Public Diplomacy Partners Group
• Public Diplomacy Policy Department
• Public Diplomacy Strategy Board 2002 - 2006
• Strategic Programme Fund

Present

• British Council 1934 - present
• Communication Directorate 2007 - present
• Counter-Daesh Coalition Communications Cell 2014- present

Ministry of Defence

Past

• • 15 (UK) Information Support Group
  • 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group
  • 7644 (Public Relations) Squadron
  • Coalition Information Center
  • Information Liaison Department
  • Information Policy Unit
  • Media Operations Group (V)
  • Targeting and Information Operations 2001 -
  • Defence Media Operations Centre
  • Directorate General Media and Communications

Present

• • DSTL 2001 - present
  • British Forces Broadcasting Service
  • Defence and Security Media Advisory (DSMA) Notice System
  • Services Sound and Vision Corporation
  • Directorate of Defence Communications
  • 77th Brigade
  • Joint Information Activities Group (JIAG)
  • Security Assistance Group
  • 7644 Squadron

Cabinet Office

Present

• • Civil Contingencies Secretariat July 2001 - present

Northern Ireland Office/Stormont government

Past

• • Cabinet Publicity Committee
  • Northern Ireland Information Service

• Scottish Executive/Scottish Government

• Department for Communities and Local Government

Home Office

Present

• • RICU
  • Extremism Analysis Unit

Intelligence agencies

• MI5
• MI6
• GCHQ
  • Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group

External bodies

This includes groups created or funded or part funded (at some point in their history) by the British government, some of which are intended to appear as if they are independent. It also includes PR, lobbying, marketing and advertising firms

Civil society groups

Past

• Ambassador News Service
• British Briefing
• Background Briefing on Subversion
• British Society for Cultural Freedom
• Century Group
• Industrial League
• Institute for the Study of Conflict
• Limehouse Group of Analysts

Present

• • Quilliam Foundation

Public Relations and associated firms

• Bell Pottinger
• Breakthrough Media Network
• Global Influence
• Incostrat
• M&C Saatchi
• Verbalisation