New video: The Public Inquiry Begins
New on our Youtube channel – a short film made by Reel News, shot outside the Royal Courts of Justice on 7 October, just before the first hearing of the public inquiry. Numerous people who were spied...
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Police Apology for Relationships: Where Next?
L-R: Kate Wilson, Helen Steel, Belinda Harvey and their lawyer Harriet Wistrich at their press conference, 20 November 2015 (Pic: Danny Shaw, BBC) It’s an extraordinary statement by any standards. Even...
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Activists Demand Lambert’s Sacking
Four prominent activists have written to the University of St Andrews demanding the sacking of lecturer Bob Lambert, former Special Demonstration Squad officer and manager. The letter, sent on Friday,...
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Bob Lambert Resigns Academic Posts
Protest against Bob Lambert’s employment at London Metropolitan University, March 2015 Former spycops officer – and later boss – Bob Lambert has resigned from both his positions at British...
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Helen Steel Demolishes “Neither Confirm Nor Deny”
Helen Steel at the Royal Courts of Justice Last week’s preliminary hearing of the Pitchford inquiry into undercover policing was concerned with issues of disclosure and secrecy. Helen Steel is a...
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Bob Lambert Investigated by Police Over Firebombing
Bob Lambert then and now Former Special Demonstration Squad officer – and later unit chief – Bob Lambert is to be investigated by police over allegations he firebombed a department store. Stealing the...
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Germany Asks to Join Spycops Inquiry
The German government have formally asked to be included in the forthcoming Pitchford inquiry into undercover policing. Five officers from Britain’s political secret police units are known to have been...
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No Hiding Place for Spycops in Scotland
Guest blogger Harvey Duke with the view from Scotland: —— Support is growing for a Public Inquiry into the activities of undercover police in Scotland. Victims of blacklists, fellow trade unionists,...
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How Many Spycops Have There Been?
Political spying is not new. The Metropolitan Police founded the first Special Branch in 1883. Initially focusing on Irish republicanism in London, it rapidly expanded its remit to gather intelligence...
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Son Abandoned by Spycop Sues Police
Bob Lambert, then and now A man who was born as part of an undercover officer’s deployment is suing the police. The 32 year old man, known as TBS, was the planned child of ‘Bob Robinson’ and an animal...
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Spycops Demand Freedom from Accountability
Demonstration against Andy Coles, Peterborough Town Hall, 11 October 2017 Former undercover officers from Britain’s political secret police are demanding anonymity from the public inquiry. They claim...
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Police Self-Investigators are Doorstepping Spycop Victims
Debenham’s Luton branch, July 1987 Once again, police self-investigations have been contacting activists who were spied on, asking for co-operation. The latest activity centres around Operation...
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What Spycops Did Next
Although it may be hard to feel sympathy for the officers of Britain’s political secret police units, there’s no doubt the enacted split in their lives and values caused them severe psychological...
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Law Unto Themselves: Spycops & Miscarriages of Justice
Undercover officer Mark Kennedy, under arrest in 2009 Officers from Britain’s political secret police lived for years among the people they spied on. They had to truly become activists, not just...
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