Britain’s information environment is becoming a fault line in its democracy. As trust in institutions declines, digital lives are accelerating division, amplifying misinformation and making it harder for citizens to find common ground. This paper argues that tackling these challenges requires more than countering false information. It requires rebuilding the information supply chain that underpins democracy.

The paper sets out a framework for strengthening democratic resilience across four stages of the information supply chain: how trustworthy information is produced, how it is distributed, how citizens evaluate what they see, and how they deliberate and act together. It argues that every link in this chain must be strengthened if citizens are to access reliable information, engage across differences and hold power to account.

The paper sets out a practical program for the British government to build a more resilient information ecosystem. It calls for stronger leadership during crises and elections, greater prominence of trusted public-interest information, investment in sovereign digital infrastructure, and reforms that give citizens more choice, transparency and agency online.