Is the UK a Prototype for Global Technocracy?

From NHS privatisation to digital ID, a closer look at how powerful elites and tech giants are influencing government policy without a public mandate.

Here's something I've written about before in previous blogs, and, just by way of a change from my usual 'Bristol' dross, and, given some of the topics I've touched on more recently, it seems like a good time to update it. So, here goes.

I've been looking into something that's not getting enough attention: the quiet but significant shift happening in our world. We're moving toward a new form of governance—let's call this Global technocracy. It's not communism or capitalism as we know them; it's a system where a small, powerful group of corporations and billionaires use technology to control everything, and they see democracy as an inconvenience.

They're not trying to take over with an army. Instead, they're using a stealthy approach: they infiltrate and influence our governments from the inside. Think about organisations like the World Economic Forum (WEF). Their leader, Klaus Schwab, has even bragged about how their people have "penetrated the cabinets" of governments around the world. These groups are training leaders to prioritise their top-down vision over the will of the people. They decide on a policy first, then figure out how to sell it to us later. You know, for example, on a much smaller scale here in Bristol, how our Green party leadership allegedly handed over eight grand to a pressure group to further its LTN agenda. But, moving on.

The Real Agenda Behind Digital ID.

A perfect example of this is the push for a mandatory digital ID. We're told it's for our convenience—one simple digital wallet for everything from our passport to our health records. But I believe this is a Trojan horse. The real goal is to gain control of our most valuable asset: our health data. This is where the issue of UK Health data security becomes critical.

Research shows that organisations like the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) are at the forefront of this. The TBI is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation that openly works with governments to "turn bold ideas into reality" using technology. The evidence for their influence is found in their own publications and public advocacy, which often pre-empt government policy. Tony Blair has been a relentless advocate for a mandatory digital ID system through articles and public statements published by the TBI. This highlights the significant Tony Blair Institute policy influence.

Beyond Blair himself, the TBI's powerbrokers include a network of senior advisors and strategic counsellors with extensive backgrounds in politics, the military, and finance. For instance, former UK Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, and former Prime Ministers of Finland and Italy, Sanna Marin and Matteo Renzi, serve as strategic counsellors. This apolitical gathering of a powerful global elite, with backgrounds in defence and leadership, provides the TBI with unparalleled access and legitimacy on the world stage. The very fact that these individuals, who were once leaders of nations, now advise an unelected body speaks volumes about where power is truly shifting. This leads to the question: Who is behind the push for digital ID UK?

This network also has connections to the financial powerhouses driving this agenda. BlackRock, for example, is a major player in shaping global policy through its massive investment power. Matteo Renzi has been a speaker at events hosted by BlackRock, and they have a history of buying up large chunks of Italian assets during his time in power. While direct, overt connections between BlackRock and the TBI's counsellors on every issue may not be immediately obvious, their shared involvement in high-level forums and conferences points to a coordinated effort. The TBI's vision of a technologically "reimagined state" that centralises data and health services creates the perfect environment for a company like BlackRock to invest in, manage, and ultimately profit from. This reveals the broader BlackRock UK influence and their Role of BlackRock in UK healthcare.

We've already seen signs of this: the NHS has handed over patient data to private companies, including a huge contract with a surveillance firm called Palantir, which was heavily redacted. They're also collecting our data from GP surgeries and using it for large-scale research projects with commercial partners like AstraZeneca and Pfizer, often without our full understanding or consent. The use of AI monitoring NHS patients is becoming a serious concern.

Money, Power, and the Technocratic Agenda.

Ultimately, this all comes down to a simple truth: money talks, and money is the powerhouse that drives everything. Those who have it use it to make more. This isn't just about healthcare or government policy; it's about a fundamental reshaping of our society for profit. As I've explored in my previous blog, 'Is Humanity a Prototype? Our Legacy and the Rise of AI,' there's a growing convergence between big technology, big finance, and the state, all of which see human life as a data set to be managed and monetised. AI and UK government policy are now intertwined, with technocratic policies being the mechanisms to make that happen.

How the New Labour Government Is Paving the Way.

Now, let's look at how the new Labour government is allowing this technocratic methodology to slip in by the back door. Despite their public focus on cutting waiting lists and improving services, their plans contain key elements that align perfectly with this agenda.

The "BritCard proposal": A Labour-aligned think tank has proposed a mandatory digital identity credential called the "Digital ID UK." They claim it would help with issues like illegal migration and improve public services. This is a crucial step towards the widespread digital ID system that technocrats have been pushing for. While some in the party may be divided on the issue, prominent figures like Harriet Harman and former PM Tony Blair have openly supported it, arguing it's a necessary tool for the modern state.

The "Reimagined" NHS: Labour's "10 Year Plan For England" is the clearest sign of where we're headed. While it's framed as a way to improve the NHS, it's really a blueprint for a surveillance-based health system. The plan focuses on technologies like AI, wearables, and genomics (the study of an organism's genome – its genetic material – and how that information is applied. All living things, from single-celled bacteria to multicelled plants, animals and humans, have a genome, and ours is made up of DNA). This isn't about better healthcare; it's about creating a system where our bodies are constantly monitored and managed by the state and its corporate partners.

Data and Technology Alliances: The government's policies are pushing for greater integration of technology and data, a process that relies heavily on alliances with Big Tech. The plan for a "Single Patient Record" and the use of the NHS app as a central "digital front door" to services are not just about efficiency; they're about creating a centralised data platform that can be used for far more than just booking appointments. As seen with the Palantir contract, these partnerships with private tech firms are already in place and are becoming a core part of how the NHS operates.

The Elephant in the Room: Normalised Privatisation.

What's particularly important to this whole discussion is that much of this is happening without a huge public outcry. Why? Because parts of our NHS are already privatised, and we've been conditioned to accept it. This "privatisation by stealth" has been going on for years, under successive governments of all colours. This leads to the vital question: How will Labour privatise the NHS?

Consider these examples:

Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs): For decades, both Labour and Conservative governments have used PFIs to build hospitals. This means a private consortium designs, builds, and maintains the hospital, and the NHS then leases it back for up to 40 years at a crippling cost. In the end, the public has paid many times over for a building it still doesn't own.

Outsourced Services: The outsourcing of non-clinical services like cleaning, catering, and even hospital security has been a long-standing practice. While it may seem like a small thing, it means that public money is flowing into private companies' profits instead of being reinvested in the service.

Out-of-Hours and Specialist Care: Increasingly, NHS contracts for things like out-of-hours GP services, diagnostics, and certain specialist procedures (like cataract operations) are being awarded to private providers. We're often not even aware that our care is being delivered by a private company, as they operate under the NHS banner. The larger issue of NHS privatisation is not an exaggeration.

This normalised acceptance of privatisation creates the perfect environment for the new technocratic policies to be implemented. We're already used to the idea of private companies being involved in our healthcare, which makes it easier for them to push for even deeper integration and, ultimately, control over our health data.

The Global Players: WHO and BlackRock.

The final, and perhaps most alarming, piece of this puzzle is the role of powerful global organisations that are also muscling in on this agenda. This isn't just a domestic issue; it's part of a much larger international push.

The World Health Organisation (WHO): The WHO has been a key force in standardising global health policies, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. Through its proposed WHO Pandemic Treaty UK and amended International Health Regulations, it is advocating for a framework that would allow governments to quickly implement measures like mandatory quarantines and digital health certifications in response to perceived health threats. This aligns perfectly with the UK's own plans for a surveillance-based, preventative health service. By creating global standards for digital health, the WHO is providing the justification and the framework for national governments to implement these policies with the claim of international cooperation.

BlackRock: The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, has a vested interest in this new health-tech landscape. Their investment strategies are increasingly focused on technology and healthcare, seeing them as the next major growth area. BlackRock's dedicated healthcare division works directly with hospital systems and health providers, using its vast investment power and sophisticated technology platforms like Aladdin to influence how these organisations operate.

They view innovation in areas like AI, surgical robotics, and new medications as key drivers of future profits. In this way, they are not just investing in the health sector; they are actively shaping it, pushing for the very technological changes that will allow them to monetise health data and new medical products.

The political party in power doesn't seem to matter—the policies are all pointing in the same direction. It's time to pay attention to what's happening behind the scenes, because the face of our Prime Minister is not what's truly relevant anymore.