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Rounding up the week of questioning of undercover officer Jim Boyling, who was questioned over three days at the undercover Policing Inquiry. Over a third of this is subject to reporting restriction order, this round up covers what we can.

Kate Wilson https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/kates-story, BristleKRS https://bristle.wordpress.com, Ben and Carolyn join regular host Tom Fowler https://linktr.ee/tombfowler to go through everything everything we are allowed to say from one of the most odious of SDS officers.

Whilst deployed undercover as "Jim Sutton" Boyling infiltrated several groups, most significantly Reclaim The Streets he deceived three women into intimate personal relationships 'Monica', 'Ruth' and 'Rosa'.

https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/monicas-story/

https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/ruths-story/

https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/rosas-story/

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.

The Undercover policing Inquiry is now on the late 90s, early 2000s. Previously daily reviews of the hearings were broadcast on twitter. Host Tom Fowler https://linktr.ee/tombfowler is joined by Donal O'Driscoll of the Undercover Research Group https://www.spycopsresearch.info/ Emily Apple https://netpol.org/domestic-extremism/key-cases/emily-apple/ Jay Jordan https://labo.zone/index.php/jay-jordan/ Kate Wilson https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/kates-story/ Roger Geffen https://www.cyclinguk.org/about/national-office/leadership-team/roger-geffen and Carolyn.

They reflect on the three days of questioning at the UCPI that took place in the last week. With witnesses Joe Batty https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/03/police-spycops-inquiry-carlo-soracchi'Monica' https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/legal-actions/andrea-monicas-case/ Roger Geffen and 'GRD'. This was broadcast live as a video, and edited down for brevity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJnQGniIrDA

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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

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Nick Gratwick was not an undercover police officer, but was no less an infiltrator of environmental activism and animal rights . His recent convictions for child sex offences https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/10/man-convicted-of-38-paedophile-offences-revealed-as-police-informer-who-spied-on-uk-activists confirmed what many activists had long believed.

Donal O'Driscol https://x.com/PeterSalmon7 of the Undercover Research Group joins Tom Fowler https://linktr.ee/tombfowler to talk about his in depth report on how "Radio Nick" infiltrated protest groups for both the Thames Valley Police and clients of the private intelligence firm Verify Ltd.

https://spycopsresearch.info/sites/default/files/2025-11/Gratwick%20Report%201%20-%202025.pdf

Gratwick was active from 1995 to 2006, these investigations began in 2014, many people from all aspects of his campaigning life have been interviewed. If you knew or have any information about him, please contact [email protected]

The Undercover Policing Inquiry is currently ongoing, every monday to thursday, most of it broadcast on youtube, alongside activists reactions https://bit.ly/Spycops

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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.

Legendary activist and one of the most spied upon people in the UK, Dave Morris https://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/tag/dave-morris sits down with regular host Tom Fowler https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler to discuss the successes that have been achieved in holding the spycops to account.

From his vantage point as a veteran of fighting through the legal system, and a litigant in person at the Undercover Policing Inquiry, Dave reflects on ten years at the UCPI and points out the many ways in which those who were targets of the state have won significant victories throughout the process.

Dave's prominence in anarchist activism https://radicalhistorynetwork.blogspot.com/2024/04/dave-morris-tottenham-community.htm has meant his name appears in numerous undercover police reports during every era https://ucpi.org.uk/individuals_name/dave-morris, having been involved in projects from London Workers Group and Anarchy magazine https://libcom.org/tags/dave-morris to London Greenpeace and McLibel https://mcspotlight.org, he is still active with Haringey Solidarity Group https://haringey.org.uk.

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.

With the return of the Undercover Policing Inquiry only a month away, Chris Brian https://x.com/bristolnoborder of the Undercover Research Group and Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler discuss all the news that has come out over the summer and preview the next set of hearings. https://ucpi.org.uk/2025/08/18/inquiry-announces-updates-to-the-tranche-3-phase-1-hearings-schedule/

Three former undercover officers will be giving evidence before Christmas 2025, James Thomson, Peter Francis and Mark Cassidy.

https://powerbase.info/index.php/James_Straven_(alias)

https://theguardian.com/uk/peter-francis

https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/our-stories/alisons-story-new/

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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/