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Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance, an alliance of people spied on by the #spycops of Britain's political secret police.
Instant reaction from the Undercover Policing Inquiry concluding 3 days questioning #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson. The Inquiry's Chair expertly unpicked his story about hunt sabs buying a gun. @tombfowler.bsky.social's joined by Donal from the Undercover Research Group
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Spycops inquiry reaction: end of 10 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence day 3
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November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Instant reaction from the Undercover Policing Inquiry concluding 3 days questioning #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson. The Inquiry's Chair expertly unpicked his story about hunt sabs buying a gun. @tombfowler.bsky.social's joined by Donal from the Undercover Research Group
youtu.be/rJU5myo2YA0
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What to expect in the coming 6 weeks of #spycops inquiry hearings. Women deceived into relationships, bereaved families' justice campaigns infiltrated, a whistleblower smeared, a family whose child died discovering a spycop stole the identity.
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UCPI Daily Report, 14 Oct 2025: Opening Statements from the Spied On
Summary of the third day of spycops inquiry hearings looking at 1993-2008 - opening statements from those who were spied on
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November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What to expect in the coming 6 weeks of #spycops inquiry hearings. Women deceived into relationships, bereaved families' justice campaigns infiltrated, a whistleblower smeared, a family whose child died discovering a spycop stole the identity.
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The #spycops inquiry has heard how officer HN16 James Thomson invented a gun plot by animal rights activists in order to extend his deployment. Even though his managers called it 'bollocks' & said there's no evidence for it at all, he still reckons it was true.
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Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, inquiry told
Spycops inquiry hears James Thomson lied to superiors and deceived two women into relationships
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The #spycops inquiry has heard how officer HN16 James Thomson invented a gun plot by animal rights activists in order to extend his deployment. Even though his managers called it 'bollocks' & said there's no evidence for it at all, he still reckons it was true.
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Report at the end of the #spycops public inquiry's 2nd day questioning Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson. He stole the identity of Kevin Crossland & wanted to continue living under a fake identity after his spycops deployment ended
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Spycops inquiry reaction: end of 06 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence day 2
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November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Report at the end of the #spycops public inquiry's 2nd day questioning Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson. He stole the identity of Kevin Crossland & wanted to continue living under a fake identity after his spycops deployment ended
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Instant reaction from the #spycops inquiry on the 2nd day questioning officer HN16 James Thomson. Despite potently selective amnesia, he's been forced to admit key details of the gun plot he made up. @tombfowler.bsky.social's joined by criminologist Raphael Schlembach
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Spycops inquiry reaction: lunchtime of 06 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence day 2
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Instant reaction from the #spycops inquiry on the 2nd day questioning officer HN16 James Thomson. Despite potently selective amnesia, he's been forced to admit key details of the gun plot he made up. @tombfowler.bsky.social's joined by criminologist Raphael Schlembach
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"We already knew James Thomson was a self-serving liar. We now know he's an unconvincing one". A quickfire summary of the first day of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson who will be back at the Inquiry today.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: summary of 5 Nov 2025 - spycops James Thomson takes the stand
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November 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"We already knew James Thomson was a self-serving liar. We now know he's an unconvincing one". A quickfire summary of the first day of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson who will be back at the Inquiry today.
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Instant reaction from today's #spycops inquiry hearing, the first day questioning HN16 James Thomson. He's been tying himself up in knots as he lies to avoid admitting that he abused women, deceived his bosses & tried to fit up activists.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: end of 05 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence day 1
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November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Instant reaction from today's #spycops inquiry hearing, the first day questioning HN16 James Thomson. He's been tying himself up in knots as he lies to avoid admitting that he abused women, deceived his bosses & tried to fit up activists.
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Report from the #spycops public inquiry in the afternoon of the 1st day questioning HN16 James Thomson. He reckons activists he spied on were seriously violent, yet he didn't mention it at the time. He is a liar, making it up as he goes along.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: afternoon of 05 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence day 1
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November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Report from the #spycops public inquiry in the afternoon of the 1st day questioning HN16 James Thomson. He reckons activists he spied on were seriously violent, yet he didn't mention it at the time. He is a liar, making it up as he goes along.
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Lunchtime report from the Undercover Policing Inquiry on the 1st day questioning #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson. Asked about his abuse & manipulation of women he says it was a long time ago & sexism was accepable then. He was deployed 1997-2002.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: lunchtime of 05 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence day 1
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November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lunchtime report from the Undercover Policing Inquiry on the 1st day questioning #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson. Asked about his abuse & manipulation of women he says it was a long time ago & sexism was accepable then. He was deployed 1997-2002.
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Instant reaction from the #spycops public inquiry. It's the 1st of 5 days questioning HN16 James Thomson who infiltrated animal rights activists 1997-2002. He deceived several women into long-term intimate relationships. He's already been caught lying
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Spycops inquiry reaction: morning of 05 Nov 2025 - HN16 James Thomson evidence
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November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Instant reaction from the #spycops public inquiry. It's the 1st of 5 days questioning HN16 James Thomson who infiltrated animal rights activists 1997-2002. He deceived several women into long-term intimate relationships. He's already been caught lying
youtu.be/sbRr7fVwr-g
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#spycops officer James Thomson took a hunt sab on holiday to France - as part of a plan he concoted to frame the guy for smuggling firearms supposedly to kill a fox hunter. Here's @tombfowler.bsky.social of the Spycops Info podcast with one of his snappy summaries:
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Spycops inquiry reaction: summary of 4 Nov 2025 - planting a gun to frame an activist
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November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#spycops officer James Thomson took a hunt sab on holiday to France - as part of a plan he concoted to frame the guy for smuggling firearms supposedly to kill a fox hunter. Here's @tombfowler.bsky.social of the Spycops Info podcast with one of his snappy summaries:
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Here's @tombfowler.bsky.social of the Spycops Info podcast with a quickfire summary of yesterday's hearing - the theft of Kevin Crossland's identity. The officer who did it, HN16 James Thomson, starts his 5 days giving evidence later this morning.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: summary of 4 Nov 2025 - theft of Kevin Crossland's identity
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November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Here's @tombfowler.bsky.social of the Spycops Info podcast with a quickfire summary of yesterday's hearing - the theft of Kevin Crossland's identity. The officer who did it, HN16 James Thomson, starts his 5 days giving evidence later this morning.
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Instant reaction at the end of the day at the Undercover Policing Inquiry. We heard from 'L3' , a late addition. He was a minor hunt sab who recently found out #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson has made him out to be a dangerous and violent person
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Spycops inquiry reaction: end of 04 Nov 2025 - L3 evidence
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November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Instant reaction at the end of the day at the Undercover Policing Inquiry. We heard from 'L3' , a late addition. He was a minor hunt sab who recently found out #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson has made him out to be a dangerous and violent person
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC3...
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Live from the #spycops inquiry, @tombfowler.bsky.social is joined by Eveline Lubbers of the Undercover Research Group. The Inquiry has been questioning witness L3, a member of Croydon Hunt Saboteurs who was spied on by Special Demonstration Officer HN16 James Thomson
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Spycops inquiry reaction: lunchtime of 04 Nov 2025 - L3 evidence
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November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Live from the #spycops inquiry, @tombfowler.bsky.social is joined by Eveline Lubbers of the Undercover Research Group. The Inquiry has been questioning witness L3, a member of Croydon Hunt Saboteurs who was spied on by Special Demonstration Officer HN16 James Thomson
youtu.be/AO8aJSAv6JE
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Reaction from this morning's #spycops inquiry hearing - we've been hearing from Liisa Crossland, stepmother of Kevin Crossland whose identity was stolen by Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: morning of 04 Nov 2025 - Liisa Crossland evidence
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November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Reaction from this morning's #spycops inquiry hearing - we've been hearing from Liisa Crossland, stepmother of Kevin Crossland whose identity was stolen by Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson.
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Quick summary from yesterday at the #spycops public inquiry - the undercover cop who spied on Stephen Lawrence’s family won’t appear at the inquiry. 🧵
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Spycops inquiry reaction: summary of 3 Nov 2025 - HN81 'Dave Hagan' won't testify
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November 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Quick summary from yesterday at the #spycops public inquiry - the undercover cop who spied on Stephen Lawrence’s family won’t appear at the inquiry. 🧵
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Spycops inquiry reaction: a hearing on whether #spycops officer HN81 'Dave Hagan' (who spied on Stephen Lawrence's family) should be compelled to testify. The Inquiry has excused him as he has PTSD from his deployment & giving evidence would make it worse.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Spycops inquiry reaction: a hearing on whether #spycops officer HN81 'Dave Hagan' (who spied on Stephen Lawrence's family) should be compelled to testify. The Inquiry has excused him as he has PTSD from his deployment & giving evidence would make it worse.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: a final session hearing harrowing, heartbreaking evidence from 'Ellie' who was deceived into a relationship by #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson. By any reasonable definition, the Special Demonstration Squad was a grooming gang.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: morning of 03 Nov 2025 - 'Ellie' evidence
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November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Spycops inquiry reaction: a final session hearing harrowing, heartbreaking evidence from 'Ellie' who was deceived into a relationship by #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson. By any reasonable definition, the Special Demonstration Squad was a grooming gang.
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Kate Wilson was deceived into a relationship by #spycops officer Mark Kennedy. The courts ruled the entire political spying operation unlawful. She's written a book, Disclosure: Unravelling the Spycops Files & is doing a speaking tour in Nov/Dec 🧵
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Disclosure
'GRIPPING . . . DISTURBING . . . INVIGORATING' OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN
'ASTOUNDING . . . DEVASTATING . . . COMPELLING' STUART JEFFRIES, OBSERVER
'It w...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Kate Wilson was deceived into a relationship by #spycops officer Mark Kennedy. The courts ruled the entire political spying operation unlawful. She's written a book, Disclosure: Unravelling the Spycops Files & is doing a speaking tour in Nov/Dec 🧵
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The #spycops inquiry has released perhaps its most important document yet & Spycops Info podcast is expertly digging into it. The Special Demonstration Squad was shut down in 2008 & the Met did this internal report searingly condemning its failings. 🧵
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Episode 43: 'Shoddy and thoroughly dishonest' - The SDS Closing Report
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
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November 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The #spycops inquiry has released perhaps its most important document yet & Spycops Info podcast is expertly digging into it. The Special Demonstration Squad was shut down in 2008 & the Met did this internal report searingly condemning its failings. 🧵
soundcloud.com/spycops/epis...
soundcloud.com/spycops/epis...
The #spycops inquiry is starting to look at the Special Demonstration Squad's final 15 years, 1993-2008. Here's our report on statements from the spied on describing outrages they were subjected to & what they hope to see in the weeks ahead.
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UCPI Daily Report, 15 Oct 2025: Opening Statements from the Spied On
Summary of the third day of spycops inquiry hearings looking at 1993-2008 - opening statements from those who were spied on
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October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The #spycops inquiry is starting to look at the Special Demonstration Squad's final 15 years, 1993-2008. Here's our report on statements from the spied on describing outrages they were subjected to & what they hope to see in the weeks ahead.
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The #spycops public inquiry is taking a week off - here's
@tombfowler.bsky.social with what we learned on the last day, hearing from 'Ellie' & 'Wendy', 2 women deceived into long-term intimate relationships by Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson
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@tombfowler.bsky.social with what we learned on the last day, hearing from 'Ellie' & 'Wendy', 2 women deceived into long-term intimate relationships by Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson
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Spycops inquiry reaction: summary of 23 Oct 2025 - 'Ellie' & 'Wendy' evidence
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October 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The #spycops public inquiry is taking a week off - here's
@tombfowler.bsky.social with what we learned on the last day, hearing from 'Ellie' & 'Wendy', 2 women deceived into long-term intimate relationships by Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson
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@tombfowler.bsky.social with what we learned on the last day, hearing from 'Ellie' & 'Wendy', 2 women deceived into long-term intimate relationships by Special Demonstration Squad officer HN16 James Thomson
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Reaction at the end of the day's Undercover Policing Inquiry hearing: #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson 'James Straven' deceived women into relationships, smuggled a gun abroad to try to frame animal rights activists & justify his deployment, & other astonishing details.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: end of 23 Oct 2025 - 'Wendy' evidence
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October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reaction at the end of the day's Undercover Policing Inquiry hearing: #spycops officer HN16 James Thomson 'James Straven' deceived women into relationships, smuggled a gun abroad to try to frame animal rights activists & justify his deployment, & other astonishing details.
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We've just been hearing from a 2nd woman today telling the #spycops inquiry about the horrendous grooming by officer HN16 James Thomson 'James Straven'. After this morning's harrowing testimony from 'Ellie', we're now in the middle of hearing from 'Wendy'.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: afternoon 23 Oct 2025 - 'Wendy' evidence
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October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We've just been hearing from a 2nd woman today telling the #spycops inquiry about the horrendous grooming by officer HN16 James Thomson 'James Straven'. After this morning's harrowing testimony from 'Ellie', we're now in the middle of hearing from 'Wendy'.
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Reaction to the horrifying evidence at today's #spycops public inquiry hearing after hearing from 'Ellie' who was deceived into a relationship by officer HN15 James Thomson 'James Straven', even after his deployment ended.
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Spycops inquiry reaction: lunchtime 23 Oct 2025 - 'Ellie' evidence
YouTube video by Cops Campaign
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October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reaction to the horrifying evidence at today's #spycops public inquiry hearing after hearing from 'Ellie' who was deceived into a relationship by officer HN15 James Thomson 'James Straven', even after his deployment ended.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2QY...
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