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.
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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.
Episode 35: Class of 68 Part 1: Cap'n Birdseye navigating by calculator
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Episode 35: Class of 68 Part 1: Cap'n Birdseye navigating by calculator
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/
Spycops Info
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.