Britain’s New Prison Ships

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Be well informed. Download the free Ground News app at A video about anti-refugee rhetoric, Bibby Stockholm and the crisis in the UK’s asylum system. Written, directed and presented by Tom Nicholas. Edited by Georgia Burrows. *Chapters* 00:00 Bibby Stockholm 02:40 A Brief History of Prison Ships 04:34 Accommodation or Detention? 09:26 Small Boats and Big Hotels 15:23 A Problem in Search of a Solution 24:46 Prison Ship Spectacle 30:54 Media Bias *Bibliography* You can find a bibliography for this video on my Patreon, here: In Spring 2023, the British Government announced it had commandeered a floating barge called Bibby Stockholm to use as housing for asylum seekers. Human rights groups have called it a “floating prison“. Here’s the truth. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula, here: Support my work on Patreon at Twitch: Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Select footage courtesy of Getty Music from Epidemic Sound