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Some people who used to be involved in Reclaim The Streets (RTS) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclaim_the_Streets, some of whom had not seen each other since two decades, discuss their input into the Undercover Policing Inquiry ahead of the questioning of the undercover officer Jim Boyling. https://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/tag/jim-boyling/ Reclaim the streets merged party and protest in the 90s, transforming car filled urban spaces into joyful creative visions of a world beyond capitalism and free from one of its driving toxic forces, the motorcar. RTS was heavily infiltrated and it now turns out the spycops were co-organising and manipulating these mass actions so that public disorder would occur and the press would demonise the group, who by 2000 had become public enemy number one in the tabloids. They discuss some of the shocking things that have emerged and key questions they want asked.

With the imminent return of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, Chris Brian https://x.com/bristolnoborder and Tom Fowler https://linktr.ee/tombfowler sit down to chat through what we can expect to see and hear from all the witnesses at the the next set of hearings. https://www.ucpi.org.uk/2025/12/23/provisional-schedule-for-the-tranche-3-phase-2-hearings/ Witnesses include, undercover officers: “Jason Bishop” 1998-2006 https://powerbase.info/index.php/Jason_Bishop_(alias)/ Carlo Soracchi cover name “Carlo Neri” 2000-2006 https://powerbase.info/index.php/Carlo_Neri_(alias)/ James Boyling cover name “Jim Sutton” 1995-2000 https://spycops.walesonline.co.uk/ “Simon Wellings” 2001-2007 https://powerbase.info/index.php/Simon_Wellings_(alias)/ and Robert Hastings cover name “Rob Harrison” 2004-2007 https://powerbase.info/index.php/Rob_Harrison_(alias)/ Women deceived by the undercover officers: "Monica" https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/monicas-story/ "Rosa" https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/rosas-story/ Donnna McLean https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/donnas-story-new/ "Lindsey" https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/lindseys-story/ and "Maya" https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/mayas-story/ And a whole bunch more. We also talk about https://dianelangford.substack.com/p/hey-sandra-do-you-read-me and https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2024/nov/20/we-did-not-consent-a-restaging-of-britains-undercover-police-scandal You can support our work at https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler

The Undercover Policing Inquiry recently disclosed the closing report of the Special Demonstration Squad, written in 2008. Returning regular guest Donal O'Driscoll https://x.com/petersalmon7 of the Undercover Research Group sits down with regular host Tom Fowler https://linktr.ee/tombfowler to review it's contents. They discuss what the substance of the report reveals, how the authorities knew about the unit's malpractices years earlier than claimed and if published sooner, why the conclusions feel prescient about the outcomes of any report on the first three tranches of the Inquiry. You can download and read the report for yourself https://ucpi.org.uk/publications/sds-closing-report Tranche 3 of the inquiry is currently ongoing, with both Donal and Tom attending every day of hearings, you can keep up with all the coverage by following the social media links on our newly relaunched website https://spycops.info The thumbnail is of a Special Branch commemorative retirement gift watch, it's is unknown if these were issued to former SDS officers or not.

A new immersive theatrical production about political repression, blacklisting and undercover police by Common/Wealth is due to open in October 2025. https://commonwealththeatre.co.uk/shows/demand-the-impossible/ Rhiannon White https://linktr.ee/rhi_annon_white, Hussina Raja https://hussinaraja.com, Bianca Ali https://instagram.com/bitchinwithbianca and Soul Roberts https://instagram.com/soulroberts1 sit down with regular hosts Chris Brian https://x.com/bristolnoborder of the Undercover Research Group and Tom Fowler https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler to discuss how they came to be making a play on this topic and what they are hoping to communicate to audiences.

Tenacious researcher and persistent investigator into police, justice and secret service activities Eveline Lubbers https://x.com/evelinelubbers from the Undercover Research Group joins regular host Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler to talk about the new extensive resource website for all things undercover policing https://spycopsresearch.info She also talks about her background in the Amsterdam squatter movement as part of the legendary Buro Jansen & Janssen in the 1980s leading to her involved in McSpotlight in the 1990s https://mcspotlight.org We also chat about the upcoming 'Demand The Impossible' theatre production https://commonwealththeatre.co.uk/shows/demand-the-impossible/

First appearance on the podcast by Liz Fuller https://x.com/Lizfuller1, a woman who was deceived by HN1 into a long term intimate relationship, she joins with Chris Brian https://x.com/bristolnoborder from the Undercover Research Group and Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler to discuss both his recent appearance giving evidence at the undercover policing inquiry and her own. More information on the undercover officer HN1 who used the cover name "Matt Rayner": https://powerbase.info/index.php/Matt_Rayner_(alias) https://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/tag/matt-rayner/ Credit for the cover illustration to Oliver Saunders KC who's suggestion of aging an old photograph of HN1 was presented to a free online AI.

First in a mini-series on the Special Branch cops that shaped the Special Demonstration Squad. Starting with the 'Brash Chancer' Conrad Dixon who claimed to have founded the unit. Chris Brian https://x.com/bristolnoborder from the Undercover Research Group returns to "go retro" with Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler and have a look at the early days of the spycops unit. Inquiry documents relating to Dixon: https://www.ucpi.org.uk/individuals/hn-325/

Regular member of the podcasting team "Jessica" https://x.com/Jessica_me2 sits in the pub with Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler and chats about her upcoming appearance at the Undercover Policing Inquiry where she will be called to give evidence about the undercover police officer Andy Coles, who used the cover name "Andy Davey" but is better known in activist circles these days as "Shitface". Jessica's Story: https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/jessicas-story-2/

"Carlton King" is a recent alias of former SDS officer HN78 Trevor Morris, who was deployed in the early 90s against anti-racists and family justice campaigns. Using the identity of a dead child "Anthony Lewis" also going by "Bobby Lewis or more often "Bobby McGee", Morris has admitted to sexually abusing two women in the groups he infiltrated. https://www.ucpi.org.uk/individuals/hn-78/ Despite publishing an autobiography https://google.co.uk/books/edition/Black_Ops/nH3lnAAACAAJ and appearing in 100s of podcast episodes under the "Carlton King" identity https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-black-spy-podcast/id1581778436 Morris was not questioned about any of this when called to give evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry. BristleKRS https://x.com/BristleKRS joins regulars "Jessica" https://x.com/Jessica_me2 and Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler to discuss what the inquiry either carelessly missed or wilfully ignored. You can watch Trevor Morris three days of evidence to the UCPI here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVuh3DVqvi5NLSplhL1ABr-RQEx-zg5UK You can support this podcast at https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler

Roger Pearce is the first undercover SDS officer to give evidence during tranche 2 of the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Your usual host Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler is joined by "Jessica" https://x.com/jessica_me2, Kate Wilson https:// x.com/fruitbatmania, and Ben to discuss the live evidence of him and the anarchists he spied on. You can read a full report of the first week of the inquiry from the Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2024/07/14/ucpi-weekly-report-9-8-11-july-2024/ The UCPI has finally uploaded some of the video of the day, and related documents: https://www.ucpi.org.uk/hearing/ucpi-evidence-hearings-tranche-2-phase-1-day-5/ You can support this podcast at https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler

The Undercover Policing Inquiryhas delivered it's interim report, covering "Tranche 1" looking at the Special Demonstration Squad between 1968-1982. Your usual hosts Chris Brian and Tom Fowler are joined by "Jessica" twitter.com/Jessica_me2 and Kate Wilson twitter.com/fruitbatmania(& Ben) to discuss what in and been missed in the report and what we all make of it. You can read a summary of the report here: https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/summary-of-ucpi-interim-report-june-2023/ And see the press conference at the launch of the report https://www.youtube.com/live/s8BkdBkjAOA

The next hearing of the inquiry will be taking place from Monday 9th May. In this show we preview what we might find out from the line up of mostly ex-managers from the Special Demonstration Squad 1968-82 giving evidence in these hearings. Also taking a look at the many lies of someone who won't be able to give evidence, founder of the SDS, and author of his own fictional obituary, Conrad Dixon. https://www.ucpi.org.uk/publications/the-times-published-obituary-of-conrad-dixon/ We mention the two exciting books that have recently been published: Small Town Girl by Donna Mclean https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/donna-mclean/small-town-girl/9781529379853/ and Deep Deception by Alison, Belinda, Helen Steel, Lisa and Naomi. http://smarturl.it/DeepDeceptionHB