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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 1h

Went to see the new play ‘Demand the Impossible’ at the Corn Exchange in Newport. Got to chat with the cast, including Saul, the actor who plays a #blacklisted construction worker targeted by #spycops. (@DaveBlacklist)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 21h

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 21h

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 1d

A man who schemed to rape children as young as six was revealed at his trial to have been a police informer who spied on environmental activists. #spycops (@robevansgdn)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 1d

I wanted to share this in the daytime and say to the informers and #spycops currently deployed in activist groups: this is your colleague. This is the calibre of people that your bosses employ. Happy about your choices? (@SamanthaAsumadu)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 1d

Nick Gratwick, who was found guilty on Friday of 38 paedophile offences and schemed to rape children as young as six, was revealed at his trial to have been a police informer who spied on environmental and animal rights activists @robevansgdn #Spycops (@HJAcivillibs)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 1d

CW: Extreme child sex abuse.

Police informer known to #spycops has been convicted of horrific crimes. Police use a mix of payments & blackmail for informers - did they turn a blind eye to Gratwick's paedophilia to get information on eco activists? (@copscampaign.bsky.social)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 1d

Disgusting but not surprising that police heavy-handed against people wanting justice while harbouring & keeping child rapists on #spycops payroll: Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists (@AishaManiar)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 2d

The Opening Statement on behalf of the Blacklist Support Group and six union activists has finally been submitted to the #spycops public inquiry.
Thank you to the many #blacklisted union members who provided useful information used in the statement.
1/3 (@DaveBlacklist)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 3d

Hear more about the latest #spycops (musical) theatre production, in this episode of the podcast series hosted by @tombfowlerhttps://soundcloud.com/spycops/episode-41-demand-the-impossible-spycops-the-musical…
Reviewed today by the @guardian here: (@copscampaign.bsky.social)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 3d

... justice!
https://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/10/06/spycops-scandal-set-deepen-inquiry-resumes/… (@copscampaign.bsky.social)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 3d

New date! The #spycops public inquiry is about to resume. The new hearings will look at 1993-2008. Here's our press release on what to expect, plus info on our protest outside the first day of live hearings, Fri 17 Oct. Join us to demand truth & ...

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 6d

... justice!

https://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/10/06/spycops-scandal-set-deepen-inquiry-resumes/… (@copscampaign.bsky.social)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 6d

The #spycops public inquiry is about to resume, looking at 1993-2008. Here's our press release on what to expect, plus info on our protest outside the first day of live hearings, Thursday 16 October. Join us to demand truth & ...

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 7d

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 7d

The http://Spycops.info website has had a makeover, you can now listen to all the episodes of the podcast directly on the site as well as find an introduction to the issue of #spycops with links to the likes of @out_of_lives, @copscampaign & @UndercoverNet ...

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 7d

Just out - our report on the #spycops public inquiry's questioning of Malcolm MacLeod, the unit's boss in the mid 1980s. Ludicrously self-contradictory, he admitted 'it's really, really difficult to defend the indefensible.' He still tried though. (@copscampaign.bsky.social)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 10d

Join us to hear a core participant in the #spycops Inquiry speak about his work.
Undercover Policing of the Left 1968-1982: Subversives Under the Lens
6.00pm, 15 October, London WC1E 7JL
Book here http://…dercoverPolicingLeft.eventbrite.co.uk@QMHistory@BirkbeckHCA (@RSHistCentre)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 10d

My article for @counterfireorg on two very different Daves who, as it stands, won't be giving evidence during the next phase of the public inquiry into the #spycops scandal (@jameshsimpson)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 10d

The tale of two Daves.
One an undercover police officer who spied on the #StephenLawrence family.
One a #blacklisted union activist targeted by #spycops.
SPOILER ALERT: the public inquiry doesn’t treat us the same. (@DaveBlacklist)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 10d

It's hard to know when the bottom of the barrel has been scraped. This latest revelation about Met police racism & misogyny is yet another example of its rotten core that #spycops survivors are all too familiar with. (@spiesoutoflives.bsky.social)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 12d

I’ll be speaking about #spycops at the @NewportRising festival on 1st November at @RiverfrontArts. Come along if you’re in the area. (@tombfowler.bsky.social)

The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 12d

Everything you wanted to know about the #Spycops Inquiry. We're putting on an event to explain what the inquiry is, what we know about 50 years of political police units, & how to find out more. Sun 19 Oct, 2-4pm at @maydayrooms. More info on our blog: (@copscampaign.bsky.social)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 12d

Everything you wanted to know about the #Spycops Inquiry. @copscampaign are putting on an event to explain what it is, what we have learned about 50 years of political police units, and how to find out more. 19 Oct, 2-4pm at @maydayrooms Register at (@PeterSalmon7)

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The #SpyCopsBot @spycopsbot.bsky.social · 13d

“The state is the monster” a new episode of the #spycops info podcast. Chatting with @Common_WealthHQ about their new play “Demand The Impossible” (@tombfowler.bsky.social)