Episodes

  • Episode 29: Roger Pearce and the anarchists

    Episode 29: Roger Pearce and the anarchists
    Jul 14 2024
    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/ You can support this podcast at https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler
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    57 mins
  • Episode 28: Tranche 2 Preview

    Episode 28: Tranche 2 Preview
    Jul 6 2024
    The Undercover Policing Inquiry has returned for "Tranche 2" looking at the Special Demonstration Squad between 1983-1982. "Phase 1" is about to start the live evidence hearing. Your usual host Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler is joined by Eveline Lubbers https://x.com/evelinelubbers, Kate Wilson https://x.com/fruitbatmania, and Ben to discuss what we made of the the Opening Statements and what to expect at the live evidence hearings. You can read a summary of the opening statements here: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2024/07/07/ucpi-weekly-report-8-1-3-july-2024/ And read a visitors guide to the hearings here: https://ko-fi.com/post/UCPI-July-2024-A-visitors-guide-D1D6Z4FRI
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    52 mins
  • Episode 27: Interim Report

    Episode 27: Interim Report
    Jul 30 2023
    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
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 26: UCPI T1P3 Opening Statements

    Episode 26: UCPI T1P3 Opening Statements
    May 14 2022
    The Undercover Policing Inquiry is currently on Tranche 1, Phase 3, looking at Special Demonstration Squad managers 1968-1982. Like all phases of the inquiry, it begins with opening statements. This episode is the audio version of the daily reports from the opening statements. You can read them here: Day 1: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2022/05/09/ucpi-daily-report-9-may-2022/ Day 2: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2022/05/10/ucpi-daily-report-10-may-2022/ Day 3: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2022/05/11/ucpi-daily-report-11-may-2022/
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode 25: Preview to the Inquiry Tranche 1 Phase 3

    Episode 25: Preview to the Inquiry Tranche 1 Phase 3
    May 5 2022
    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
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    27 mins
  • Episode 24: Tilly Gifford & the fight for a Scottish Inquiry

    Episode 24: Tilly Gifford & the fight for a Scottish Inquiry
    Mar 2 2022
    Despite the numerous deployments of undercover police officers in Scotland, the Public Inquiry is only concerned with events in England and Wales. Tilly Gifford, raised a judicial review at the Court of Session to challenge the decision of the Home Office not to examine the role of covert policing north of the border. She also challenged the Scottish Government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry on the same issue. Find out more: https://www.pilc.org.uk/public-inquiries/undercover-policing-inquiry-scotland/ Tilly previous appeared in episode 22 https://soundcloud.com/spycops/episode-22-informers-infiltrators-grasses-part-4-tilly-gifford
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    26 mins
  • Episode 23: Jason Kirkpatrick & the German court case

    Episode 23: Jason Kirkpatrick & the German court case
    Jan 20 2022
    Jason Kirkpatrick is a climate change activist based in Berlin who was targeted by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy. He is now taking legal action in Germany over the deployment of British undercover police officers at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm in 2007. As mentioned in the episode, you can read reports from Statewatch at https://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/february/cross-border-spying-on-euro-anarchists-euro-police-link-updates-about-what-became-public-about-mark-kennedy-and-other-undercover-agents-in-germany-and-vice-versa-activities-of-german-undercover-police-in-uk/ and https://www.statewatch.org/analyses/2018/undercover-policing-the-alphabet-soup-of-cross-border-networks-groups-and-projects/ You can also read all about the movements of Mark Kennedy around Germany and elsewhere: https://powerbase.info/index.php/Mark_Kennedy:_A_chronology_of_his_activities For information on Jason's film project: http://spiedupon.com/ and more from Jason: http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/tag/jason-kirkpatrick/
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    48 mins
  • Episode 22: Informers, Infiltrators & Grasses Part 4: Tilly Gifford

    Episode 22: Informers, Infiltrators & Grasses Part 4: Tilly Gifford
    Dec 28 2021
    In this mini series we are looking beyond undercover police to examine the civilian covert human intelligence sources that are used by police to target protest groups and undermine dissent. This instalment is an interview by Chris Brien with activist Tilly Gifford, who along with being targeted by undercover police was approached by Strathclyde police in 2009 to become a grass against the group she was involved with Plane Stupid. She made recordings of what happened and spoke out about it in the press. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/24/strathclyde-police-plane-stupid-recruit-spy
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    21 mins