The terran federation sometimes simply called the federation is the primary stellar government featured in the british blakes 7 science fiction television series of the late 1970s it is portrayed as a ruthless quasi fascist totalitarian state an official blakes 7 product mug design reads the federation needs you alpha and beta citizens may apply at their local recruitment centre no gammas or deltasour ceramic mugs are all white barring the printed design and are a standard mug size