The UK Government is refusing to publish any information it holds on a shadowy Israeli firm caught meddling in Scottish parliamentary elections. It cites a dubious Freedom of Information (FOI) exemption which allows documents to be withheld if they would supposedly
prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and any other state.
In other words, the UK’s security apparatus values its “relations” with the settler-colonial apartheid regime over its duty to its own Scottish citizens. That says all you need to know about Westminster rule.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s UK Government refuses to publish files linked to Zionist spy firm BlackCore. BlackCore was found to have interfered in Scottish, French, NYC, Angola and Togo’s elections.
Scottish First Minister John Swinney’s Scottish Government has published some documents relating to the spy agency. But a number of further documents were withheld by the London powers-that-be.
UK election interference: new details of BlackCore Israeli influence operation emerge
Yet another Zionist spy story – this time, in a Scottish election
On June 12, the French government agency Viginum published a shocking report. That’s the French intelligence service tasked with protection against foreign digital interferences. Viginum said it had detected elections meddling in Scotland, France, and New York City from shadowy Israeli spy firm BlackCore.
In Scotland, the report stated there’d been a “mobilisation of at least 256 accounts” on social media. These were mainly targeting First Minister John Swinney and the Palestine-sympathetic SNP on social media.
An FOI request submitted to the Scottish Government regarding BlackCore saw some information withheld on grounds of “national security”, according to the National. However, other files released suggest that the SNP administration only learned about the Israeli spy company’s actions via media reporting.
After BlackCore was publicly named, its online presence was quickly wiped. The identity of those behind it has not been established or publicised. Journalists perhaps fear reprisals from the terror colony responsible for over 60% of murdered journalists last year. Most were reporting from Gaza on the Zionist genocide.
Originally, Swinney said the French government report needed to be “taken seriously”. The SNP said:
any interference in our democratic process must be thoroughly investigated.
However, the UK government continuously and flatly refuses to address the situation publicly.
If knowledge of how and to what extent Israel has interfered with the Scottish elections would jeopardise relations with Israel that seems to indicate it was rather significant, no? https://t.co/0hmT7yXNZe
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 12, 2026
British state of denial
Two identical FOI requests were submitted by the National newspaper to both the UK and Scottish governments. The diligent paper bid for the release of
any correspondence (including emails and letters) mentioning the French government agency Viginum and discussing its findings regarding alleged Israeli-linked influence operations (and the firm BlackCore) affecting Scotland or Scottish elections.
The UK government responded first, in the fashion all journalists will be familiar with. This was to delay their response time beyond the standard statutory 20-day deadline. The delay confirmation also read:
We have established that your request engages Section 24 of the [FOI] act, which relates to information that must not to be disclosed in order to safeguard national security.
The UK government’s Cabinet Office then responded again to say that it would not be publishing any of the information requested in order to
avoid giving offence to other nations and retain the trust of our international partners.
We have weighed these public interests against a very strong public interest in safeguarding national security. It is important that this sensitive information is protected, as disclosure of information would damage national security. This interest could only be overridden in exceptional circumstances.
Taking into account all the circumstances of this case, we have determined that the balance of the public interest favours withholding this information.
The SNP-run Scottish government also withheld some aspects of information on “national security” grounds. However, it has published other documents which mostly concern officials trying to coordinate a response to the French government agency’s report.
For fuck’s sake!
Israel interfered in the Scottish elections but we can’t know the details because it might jeopardise our relationship… With Israel.
I’ve had enough of this shit! https://t.co/HrJBoBnnvo
— Ian McGinness (@IMcginness93242) August 11, 2026
Whose ‘national security’ interests?
Among the files released were included officials’ drafts of statements to be released to the media. Another included was the SNP’s Europe minister Stephen Gethins asking for a letter to be drafted
from him to the Defence Secretary re: the Israeli tech firm accused of targeting FM.
Most shockingly, the files released by Scotland’s government suggest they did not even know about the Israeli sabotage before media reports. One email between two redacted figures states:
You might not have seen this (both [REDACTED] and I only had sight this morning) but, given the link to the recent Scottish Elections, I thought it best you were sighted.
Copied in the email was John Webster, principal private secretary to First Minister Swinney, who responded:
I have shared this with FM – anticipating that he will want to understand more about this report, what we/UKG and security apparatus know/knew about it, and what actions remedial and future / proactive are being taken.
Another document included in the Scottish government release states:
This is an update on action taken in response to the report by Viginum, the French Disinformation Service.
However, the actual update itself is redacted on “national security” grounds. Redactions are understandable, but it’s not clear whose interests — apart from Zionist actors — are served by withholding so much.
Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay MSP told the National:
These allegations of meddling in elections from BlackCore represent a potentially extremely serious attack on Scotland’s democracy.
It is also deeply concerning to see reports that the Scottish Government appears to have learned about them through the press, while the UK Government is refusing to disclose what it knew on grounds of national security and international relations.
The public deserves to know whether warnings were missed before polling day, and what action has been taken since. All governments should do their part to provide clear assurances that Scotland’s democratic processes are being protected.
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