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/

Following an open letter from Core Participants https://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/03/10/treat-us-fairly-demand-spycops-inquiry-participants/, the Chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry John Mitting called a directional hearing. Chris Brian https://x.com/bristolnoborder from the Undercover Research Group sat down with Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler to discuss what happened. With voices from coverage from the day including Zoe Young https://x.com/zoeyou, James Simpson https://x.com/jameshsimpson, Kate Wilson https://x.com/fruitbatmania, "Jessica" https://x.com/jessica_me2, Ben https://x.com/GringoBen, Mr Abney https://x.com/MrAbney1904.

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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.

The second part of our mini-series on the senior officers from the early days of the Special Demonstration Squad. We now go on to the "backroom fixer' Phil Saunders who was singled out for critism in the interim report from the inquiry.

Chris Brian x.com/bristolnoborder from the Undercover Research Group continues the conversation with Tom Fowler x.com/tombfowler.

Inquiry documents relating to Phil Saunders: https://www.ucpi.org.uk/individuals/hn-1251/

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/

The Undercover Policing Inquiry was meant to return for Phase two of Tranche two on Monday 30th September, but it didn't.

Kate Wilson https://x.com/fruitbatmania joins Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler to discuss why that is, and look at all the goings on behind the scenes that show just how dysfunctional the whole process has been.

Tranche 2 Phase 2 will now start on Monday 14th October, with live hearings starting on Monday 21st October at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London. You can register now https://www.ucpi.org.uk/2024/09/27/registration-open-for-inquirys-tranche-2-phase-2-hearings/

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/

An interview with "Jenny" who recently gave evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry about her relationship with spycops officer HN78 Trevor Morris who she knew as "Bobby McGee". https://ucpi.org.uk/individuals/hn-78/

To respect her anonymity, the words of "Jenny" have been voiced by the wonderful actor Maxine Peake https://instagram.com/betteblavatsky who reenacts the original interview from the transcript. Regular host Tom Fowler https://x.com/tombfowler plays himself.

You can hear "jenny" give evidence to the inquiry https://youtube.com/live/60H07NJ9Qtw?si=pReVmsGZbn3LiinR&t=1080

You can watch the 3 days of Trevor Morris giving evidence too: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVuh3DVqvi5NLSplhL1ABr-RQEx-zg5UK

This episode was made in conjunction with regular collaborators Police Spies Out Of Lives https://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk

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"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

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