Nobody thought that sort of thing happened in this country. For 40 years, the public were unaware of secret police units dedicated to infiltrating and undermining a swathe of political groups. The spycops units were more counter-democratic than counter-terrorist. More than 1,000 organisations were targeted: peace campaigns, environmentalists, anti-racists, trade unions – even Labour MPs … Continue reading Aim Your Outrage at Spycops, Not Their Victims