The Undercover Policing Inquiry is in crisis. Over-running by years before it has even begun, with a new Chair who has more hearings in secret than in public, victims and the wider public are finding themselves shut out. As the Inquiry sifts through the spycops deciding which ones get anonymity, it seems to make no […]
Sir John Mitting The Chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, Sir John Mitting, has announced another preliminary hearing of the inquiry. It will be concerned with the anonymity applications by former members of the Special Demonstration Squad. The hearing will take place on Wednesday 9 May 2018 at Court 73 of the Royal Courts of […]
With ten days' notice, there is to be a hearing of the Undercover Policing Inquiry on Friday 18 May 2018. It comes after the Inquiry published its Strategic Review, which has a revised timetable. Originally scheduled to conclude in 2018, the Inquiry hasn't properly begun yet. It now has an 'ambitious' target of reporting in […]
Andy Coles then and now What: Demonstration outside Peterborough City Council meeting calling for former abusive spycop Councillor Andy Coles to resign. Where: Town Hall, St Peter’s Road, Peterborough PE1 1YX (rear entrance; the main Bridge Street entrance is not usually used) When: 5.30pm, Monday 21 May 2018 Why: Andy Coles deceived a teenager into […]
Come and hear from those at the heart of exposing Britain's political secret police and campaigning for truth and justice for those spied on in Scotland. Hundreds of undercover police officers spied on thousands of political campaigns over 50 years, violating human rights, orchestrating miscarriages of justice, stealing citizens' identities and more. The scandal is […]
DATE: Tuesday 26 June 2018, 18:00-20:00 VENUE: Pierhead Building, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff CF10 4PZ Women from Wales who have been affected by the spycops scandal will be speaking in Cardiff about their experience, the ongoing public inquiry and the need for greater transparency. Come and hear about how they were targeted by […]
'Alison' and 'Andrea' - political activists who were deceived into relationships by undercover officers of the Special Demonstration Squad - will both be speaking about spycops at the 2018 Matchwomen's Festival on Saturday 30th June, alongside other "women vs the State". Alison was active in a community-based organisation exposing cases of police corruption, promoting trade […]
As part of the 50 Years of Resistance celebrations, there will be a roll call and rally in Grosvenor Square. In March 1968, the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square was the focus of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The police response to it led to the formation of the Metropolitan Police's undercover political unit, […]
As part of the 50 Years of Resistance celebrations, there will be a conference and exhibition at Conway Hall in London. In March 1968, the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square was the focus of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The police response to it led to the formation of the Metropolitan Police's undercover political […]
The Secret Spycop's Ball is an evening of comedy featuring Stewart Lee, Evelyn Mok, Mark Steel and Rob Newman. Proceeds will go to Police Spies Out Of Lives, a campaigning support group for women deceived into abusive relationships with undercover police officers infiltrating social justice campaigns. As the scandal unfolds and more women discover their […]