Infiltrating Freedom gave MI5 a trove of 80s trivia; for the future Met spy chief, it was a racy adventure
Undercover Inquiry: Prejudice and propaganda
Tag: spycops
Spycops Inquiry to hear evidence of Freedom infiltration
Undercover Roger Pearce — later head of the Special Demonstration Squad — attempted to link anarchist paper to Northern Irish republicans in the 1980s
Infiltration and what we can do about it
Every few years, the issue of infiltration into anarchist and activist groups becomes a topic of conversation again. Most recently it has been the journalist Max Parry, targeting Palestine Action. Journalists are the least of the threats against us – the list includes informers, corporate spies and the police. Anyone campaigning for justice or change
The story spycops tried to hide: part I
The closing hearing in the first “tranche” of the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) took place earlier this year. This summary from the Undercover Research Group offers an overview of what has been learned. The Inquiry was first ordered in 2014 following multiple scandals around two undercover units – the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) and National
Spycops Inquiry: Closing statements roundup
Yesterday saw closing statements in the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI), a sprawling investigation into the use of spycops covering four decades of operations, focusing in this tranche on the 1968-1982 period.
The Met spychief who infiltrated Freedom Press: a memory
Freedom, among many other left organisations, was targeted by the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) multiple times over the years, most notably by senior officer Roger “Thorley” Pearce. Back in 2018, we published the results of our investigation, tracking his articles through the paper and talking to old comrades, and revealed at least some of the
Transcript: Freedom and ASS at the Spycops Inquiry
Freedom, among many other left organisations, was targeted by the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) multiple times over the years, most notably by senior officer Roger Pearce. The Advisory Service For Squatters, which has premises with Freedom in Angel Alley, has also been targeted, and speaking on behalf of both for the inquiry’s introductory sessions Rajiv
Spycops inquiry: Real name of ‘Bobby’ Lewis to be revealed
After more than six months of legal wrangling at the Undercover Policing Inquiry, chairman Roger Mitting has agreed to release the real name of officer Anthony ‘Bobby’ Lewis to the women he abused while working as a spycop infiltrating the Stephen Lawrence campaign. Lewis, listed as HN78 in inquiry documents, has previously admitted to maintaining
Officer HN30: Insights into the spycop scheme’s final years
Research by the Undercover Research Group has found a tale told through notes released by the Undercover Policing Inquiry last year. In October the Undercover Policing Inquiry released several documents which give us greater insight into the last years of the Special Demonstration Squad. The nuggets of information were hidden in a risk assessment for HN30,
Poster crew run #spycop takeover of London ad spaces
In their latest adventure occupying advertising real estate across the capital, subvertisers the Special Patrol Group have set giant posters up on bus stops and on the Tube. In a statement, the group said: These posters are up on the Underground because Metropolitan Police #SpyCops have deceived women into relationships, fathered children and lied about
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