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Podcast series about the secret undercover political police who infiltrated over 1,000 campaign groups in the UK. Stealing dead children's identities, deceiving women into long term sexual relationships, in some cases fathering children. Tasked with undermining democratic participation in politics, these "spycops" were publicly unmasked by activists in 2010. This led to a police apology, significant disclosure and now a Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing since 1968. Presented by some of the activists affected, joined by large rotating cast, this weekly series covers all aspects of the issue. With profiles of officers, reports from legal hearings, discussions with researchers, lawyers and other activists.

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Episode 9: "Barry Tompkins"

Retired #spycops officer HN106 alias "Barry Tompkins" was deployed between 1979 and 1983. He infiltrated the Spartacist League of Britain & Revolutionary Communist Group among others, and even founded his own faction, the "Revolutionary Labour League": https://splitsandfusions.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/revolutionary-labour-league-1980/ Nearly recruited by the USSR and accused of at least one possible relationship with an activist, his reports were some of the most odious, containing explicit ...

Jun 20, 2021•37 min

Episode 8: Legal chat with Paul Heron

Paul Heron is one of the lawyers representing activists at the Undercover Policing Inquiry as part of the Public Interest Law Centre https://www.pilc.org.uk/ We discuss the pros and cons of the legal process and what campaigners can get out of it. You can read everything you could ever want to know about the inquiry here: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/ucpi-public-inquiry/

Jun 13, 2021•1 hr

Episode 7: "Madeleine"

"Madeleine" (false name used for privacy) was an active member of Walthamstow branch of the Socialist Workers Party during the 1970s. During that time she was deceived into an intimate sexual relationship by the undercover police officer HN354, alias "Vince Miller" https://powerbase.info/index.php/Vince_Miller_(alias) She was the first woman abused in this manner to give oral evidence to the UCPI. You can hear the session of the inquiry when she was questioned: https://youtu.be/K8bxgNaIfY0 You c...

May 23, 2021•1 hr

Episode 6: Kate Wilson & the IPT part 1

Kate Wilson was one of the women deceived into to a relationship by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy. Like several others she brought a civil claim against the police about it, unlike anyone else she was able to finally get a day in court about it. You can read her personal story here: https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/kates-story/ Learn about her case at the Investigative Powers Tribunal here: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2021/04/24/kate-wilson-case-exposin...

May 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min

Episode 5: More Undercover Policing Inquiry

The second phase of the first tranche of the Undercover Policing Inquiry is currently ongoing. This episode is two different chats about what's been happening: First Chris Brian from the Undercover Research Group talks to Penny about Day 9, when we heard from HN298 "Michael Scott" & "Mary. Second, Tom Fowler talks to "Lisa" - https://twitter.com/JustLisa2010 about Day 11 when we heard from Celia Stubbs. As ever, find out more at https://www.spycops.info

May 08, 2021•48 min

Episode 4: UCPI Tranche 1 Phase 2

The Undercover Policing Inquiry has returned for Phase 2 of the first tranche of evidence. Here is a mixed bag of reflections on the first week. You can read detailed daily and weekly reports on what is happening at the inquiry: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/ucpi-public-inquiry/ You can also tune in to live reaction videos whenever the inquiry goes to a break: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spycops

May 04, 2021•54 min

Episode 3: "Peter Fredericks"

Referred to as HN345 at the inquiry, the undercover officer who went by the alias "Peter Fredericks" as not deployed against any one specific group but reported back on an number, including the Black Power movement, Operation Omega and Young Haganah for six months in 1971. You can read more about him here: https://powerbase.info/index.php/Peter_Fredericks_(alias)

Apr 24, 2021•34 min

Episode 2: Andy Coles & the tradecraft manual

Referred to as HN2 at the inquiry, Andy Coles went by the alias "Andy Davey" when he infiltrated animal rights and anti war groups in London between 1991 to 1995. Whilst deployed, despite being 32 and married with a baby daughter, he used his undercover role to manipulate and deceive a 19 year old woman who now uses the alias "Jessica" into a year-long intimate sexual relationship. You can read more about him here: https://powerbase.info/index.php/Andy_Coles You can find "Jessica"'s story in ful...

Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min

Episode 1: "Doug Edwards"

Retired #spycops officer HN326 alias "Doug Edwards" was deployed between 1968 and 1971. He infiltrated West Ham Anarchists where 'things got a bit tasty' as well as '"very pleasant, sociable people wrapped up in the world of intellectual Marxism" in the Independent Labour Party. Read more about him here: https://powerbase.info/index.php/Douglas_Edwards_(alias)

Apr 08, 2021•33 min

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