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/

If you'd like to support Tom's work
https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler
or Chris' running:
https://justgiving.com/page/chris-brian-2

Episode 40: Mitting Retires and Tranche 3 Phase 1 Preview

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.

Episode 41: Demand The Impossible - Spycops The Musical

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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.

Episode 42: Reasons To Be Cheerful with Dave Morris

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 43: 'Shoddy and thoroughly dishonest' - The SDS Closing Report

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 donal@undercoverresearch.net 

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

If you are able to support this work, donations are very welcome https://ko-fi.com/tombfowler

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