Operation Talla: How Britain became a police state under the guise of covid

 Operation Talla was an unlawful and unconstitutional assault on the British people – and ordinary police officers – by the UK state. It was the kind of oppressive secret policing that we usually associate with historical regimes like the East German Stasi, Iain David writes.

Operation Talla was the UK-wide police coordination effort established in response to the covid-19 pandemic, led and managed through the National Police Chiefs’ Council (“NPCC”) to provide strategic oversight, operational guidance, and logistical support for all UK police forces during the public health emergency.

It was designed to ensure consistent and lawful enforcement of public health legislation and lockdown rules, while also supporting vulnerable communities and protecting NHS sites, vaccine distribution centres and public health workers.

Operation Talla was instrumental in coordinating covid-related policing activities across the UK, including monitoring and enforcing restrictions such as social distancing, quarantine and mask mandates. It also managed responses to anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests, coordinated the distribution of personal protective equipment (“PPE”), and supported the NHS during the crisis.

Operation Talla also had significant implications beyond policing. It influenced how regulatory bodies such as the General Medical Council (“GMC”) and the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (“MPTS”) operated during the pandemic, particularly in cases involving doctors who expressed dissenting views on government or NHS policy....<<<Read More>>>...