The mob reaction in Epsom to something that - it turned out - never happened is a depressing tale of populism and misinformation, often by people who should know better. That’s the pattern. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73184/...

The war with Iran has brought 15 US military sites across the UK countryside into the spotlight: here's a visual guide that shows where they are, and what they're used for 📊 🗺️ - with @harryfoxdavies.bsky.social, @robevansgdn.bsky.social and Andrew Witherspoon www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil

The Spycops inquiry has heard that Rob Hastings, who deceived a woman known as Maya into an intimate relationship and subjected her to controlling and manipulative behaviour , was later convicted and dismissed from the police for assaulting his long-term partner www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover police officer was sacked for assaulting partner, spycops inquiry hears Conviction revealed during questioning of Rob Hastings about a second woman whom he deceived into intimate relationship An undercover officer who deceived a woman into an intimate relationship was later...

An undercover officer who deceived a woman into an intimate relationship was later convicted and dismissed from the police for assaulting his long-term partner, the #spycops public inquiry has heard www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover police officer Simon Wellings has admitted he was exposed as an infiltrator by his own blunder, mistakenly recording himself discussing individual campaigners with other special branch officers, the spycops public inquiry has heard www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"one of the reasons he joined the SDS was the significant amount of overtime that he claimed each month." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover police officer exposed by his own blunder, spycops inquiry hears Officer said he held himself responsible for accidentally phoning activist while in secret special branch meeting An undercover police officer has admitted he was exposed as an infiltrator by his own blunder, which...

Internal police documents show that, after he was exposed, the police considered whether to leave the anti-capitalist group he had infiltrated “intact” or whether to “mount a destructive operation” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover police officer exposed by his own blunder, spycops inquiry hears Officer said he held himself responsible for accidentally phoning activist while in secret special branch meeting An undercover police officer has admitted he was exposed as an infiltrator by his own blunder, which...

#spycops '... he attended a secret mtg w the special branch officers & was asked if he had the phone no. of an activist. He looked up her number on his phone, but then mistakenly dialled it. His call was diverted to the activist’s voicemail ...' 🤌 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

An undercover police officer has admitted he was exposed as an infiltrator by his own blunder, which has been described by activists as worthy of Inspector Clouseau, #spycops public inquiry has heard www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans

exclusive: Nigel Farage has recorded Cameo videos in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot. w/ @michaelgoodier.bsky.social

Wealthy British nationals fleeing Gulf conflict bypass UK to avoid tax bills

The Telegraph’s new German owner has very strong opinions and has a track record of wanting to see them in his newspapers. Remind you of anyone? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72722/...

Undercover officers spied on family of innocent man shot dead by Met police, inquiry told Surveillance took place while grieving family of Jean Charles de Menezes was seeking to hold Met accountableFour undercover police officers spied on the justice campaign run by the family of Jean Charles...

Undercover officers spied on family of innocent man shot dead by Met police, inquiry told

Undercover officers spied on family of innocent man shot dead by Met police, inquiry told. Surveillance took place while grieving family of Jean Charles de Menezes was seeking to hold Met accountable - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Four undercover police officers spied on the justice campaign run by the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man shot dead by police on the tube in 2005, the #spycops public inquiry has heard. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

UK - Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told Carlo Soracchi admits exploiting empathy of woman who had abusive father by claiming his father abused his sister www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told

‘Carlo Soracchi admitted he sought to elicit the empathy of one of the women [he deceived] by claiming that his sister had been abused by his father… [he] also admitted to deceitfully receiving taxpayers’ money to cover the cost of a trip to Italy’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told Carlo Soracchi admits exploiting empathy of woman who had abusive father by claiming his father abused his sister An undercover police officer told “grotesque and cruel” lies while emotionally manipulating...

Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told

Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told

Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told

An undercover police officer told “grotesque and cruel” lies while emotionally manipulating two women he had deceived into long-term sexual relationships, the spycops public inquiry has heard. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice

Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory

Tuesday March 3rd - after seeing #spycops gang member Carlo Soracchi next week, what better way to spend the evening than hear 'Alison' at @bookmarksbookshop.bsky.social talking about ‘The Undercover Police Scandal: Love & Lies Exposed’? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authorsboo...

Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice Woman deceived into relationship tells spycops inquiry the trip was not to meet Italian socialists, as Carlo Soracchi claimsAn undercover police officer is facing allegations that he used taxpayers’ money to pay for a...

Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice Woman deceived into relationship tells spycops inquiry the trip was not to meet Italian socialists, as Carlo Soracchi claims An undercover police officer is facing allegations that he used taxpayers’ money to pay for...

An undercover police officer is facing allegations that he used taxpayers’ money to pay for a romantic break in Venice with a woman he was deceiving into a long-term relationship, the #spycops public inquiry has heard. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Few developments: - In a statement this evening, Labour Together's new management describes the scope of APCO's report as "indefensible" - Simons said he "acted too hastily" in appointing firm - Simons's resignation letter did not address outstanding questions about earlier statements Full details:

Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice

Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core

Senior police officers praised an #spycops undercover officer who had lied to a court about his real identity during a prosecution of environmental activists, secret documents aired at the spycops public inquiry have revealed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The Metropolitan Police had a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on undercover officers tricking women into sexual relationships, says a spycop who received letters praising his intelligence gathering on protesters from former Labour Home secretary Jack Straw www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships

Taoiseach’s naming of Stakeknife puts pressure on British government to do the same

Rarely mentioned but about much of Ratcliffe’s business ‘success’ is based on draining public money (very common among these ‘self made tycoons’) Eg democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ineos-set-...

US private investigator did ‘unlawful stuff’ for the Daily Mail, court hears In case brought by Prince Harry and others, Daniel Portley-Hanks says he received about $1m for work for Associated Newspapers Ltd A US-based private detective bought a large house in California and had $150,000 in...

"activist, Steve Hedley, has testified ..."the police wanted to entrap the activists in serious criminality as they had spent years infiltrating the activists and he’d got absolutely nothing because we weren’t doing anything”. " www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Police spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears. Carlo Soracchi, who infiltrated anti-fascist group in early 2000s, accused of suggesting crime as he had ‘got nothing’. #Spycops www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Police spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears Carlo Soracchi, who infiltrated anti-fascist group in early 2000s, accused of suggesting crime as he had ‘got nothing’ Three anti-fascist activists have accused an undercover police officer of attempting to incite them to...

Police spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears. Carlo Soracchi, who infiltrated anti-fascist group in early 2000s, accused of suggesting crime as he had ‘got nothing’

The spycops inquiry is examining the conduct of about 139 undercover police officers who spied on tens of thousands of mainly leftwing campaigners between 1968 and at least 2010