David Omand delivers a powerful manifesto against the rising tide of half-truths, distortions and downright lies that increasingly seek to persuade us online of what we ought to think and want. He presents a way of critical thinking dronawn from his wide experience with British intelligence that will allow us all to make sense of what is going on and to restore our sense of who we are and what we really want.
Sir David Omand is Visiting Professor in War Studies, King’s College London. Previously his posts in British government service included UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator in the Cabinet Office, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office, Director of GCHQ, and Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Policy in MOD. He served for 7 years on the Joint Intelligence Committee (the JIC). He is the author of How Spies Think: 10 Lessons from Intelligence (Penguin Viking, 2020). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx