When Mark Kennedy's infiltration of activists planning to shut down Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station led to the collapse of a trial, the spycops scandal hit national awareness and began the slew of revelations that is still flowing forth. Nottingham Playhouse have commissioned a play, Any Means Necessary, based on events around […]
Although we only have information on less than 10% of officers who worked for Britain's political secret police units, it's clear that trade unions were a main target. Special Demonstration Squad whistleblower Peter Francis has confessed to spying on members of five trade unions. His colleague Mark Jenner, spying under the name Mark Cassidy, is […]
Why did undercover cop Mark Jenner infiltrate Hackney campaigns in the 1990s? The Special Demonstration Squad's Mark Jenner was deployed using the name Mark Cassidy. The Undercover Research Group's extensive profile of Jenner shows the range of issues he spied on - anti-racist campaigns, trade unions, Irish republicanism and Hackney community campaigns. He chaired meetings, […]
Were you affected by undercover policing, personally or through campaigns and actions? This is a roundtable for people in Nottingham to come together to discuss their experiences and learn more about how different groups are fighting back against spycops, including through the upcoming Pitchford Inquiry. For more information see this this Undercover Research Group's post. […]
In the wake of today's revelation that former Special Demonstration Squad officer John Dines is now a university lecturer teaching police, there will be a picket of New Scotland Yard 4-5pm today. It will emphasise that the truth is still largely unknown, that all the revelations are coming from the victims doing the investigations. It's […]
Join a mass demonstration outside the Home Office to demand an end to their secretive 'Security and Policing 2016' event happening this March in Farnborough. We'll start at 5pm sharp to make sure we are there when Home Office staff are leaving for the day. We’ll be sharing stories of state repression and militarised policing […]
Were you affected by undercover policing, personally or through campaigns and actions? This is a roundtable for people in Leeds to come together to discuss their experiences and learn more about how different groups are fighting back against spycops, including through the upcoming Pitchford Inquiry. For more information see this this Undercover Research Group's post. […]
Were you affected by undercover policing, personally or through campaigns and actions? This is a roundtable for people in Manchester to come together to discuss their experiences and learn more about how different groups are fighting back against spycops, including through the upcoming Pitchford Inquiry. For more information see this this Undercover Research Group's post. […]
Were you affected by undercover policing, personally or through campaigns and actions? This is a roundtable for people in Liverpool to come together to discuss their experiences and learn more about how different groups are fighting back against spycops, including through the upcoming Pitchford Inquiry. For more information see this this Undercover Research Group's post. […]
The Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing is going to make a ruling on disclosure of evidence and protection of identity. The police - supported by the Home Office and Cabinet Office - have said they want to have large parts of this "public" inquiry held in secret and intend to use their "Neither Confirm Nor […]