How the state uses ­inquiries to deflect anger
That was how then prime minister John Major explained to a 1995 inquiry that his government had encouraged the flogging
Source: socialistworker.co.uk
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Revealed: undercover UK police officer deceived woman into 19-year relationship
Victim’s family accuse Avon and Somerset police of bullying and attempting to cover up deception
Source: theguardian.com
Report indicts spycops, but 40 years on
The report from the first tranche of the UCPI or “spycops” enquiry has concluded that the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) of the Metropolitan Police should have been disbanded in 1968. Retired judge Sir John Mitting has concluded that the infiltration of left-wing organisations and campaigning groups from 1968 to 1982 could not be justified.
Source: workersliberty.org
'Spy cops' operations against leftwing groups unjustified, judge finds | Police
Report says officers collected details of activists’ sexuality and bank accounts and operations should have been shut down
Source: theguardian.com
Undercover policing unit tactics not justified, says report
The unit should have been disbanded early on, the first Undercover Policing Inquiry report says.
Source: bbc.co.uk