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 40: Mitting Retires and Tranche 3 Phase 1 Preview
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1 month ago
Episode 40: Mitting Retires and Tranche 3 Phase 1 Preview
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
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.