What the Spycops Inquiry tells us about state authoritarianism today Parallels are emerging from testimony uncovered in the Spycops Inquiry and the draconian actions of the police clamping down on protest today, writes James Simpson Two weeks ago the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) reached another milestone as the last field officer of the much-maligned Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) due to give open, oral evidence left the stand.

What the Spycops Inquiry tells us about state authoritarianism today

Precisely, a Lord Haw Haw of our time

The Crime & Policing Bill which along with the Planning & Infrastructure Bill will take away the right to Protest unless it is deemed an acceptable protest by the government and/or the police.

I’m not going to bother adding alt text to Kate’s letter (no equality here!) as it is the usual suspects

An hour ago bright sun, now it's nearly as dark as night and snow is forecast

Expect that most of the media will now utilise the same attacks they utilised on Corbyn, to similar effect.

Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu
He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli

When they should never have been threatened in the first place

Why are we supposed to be thankful that nuclear weapons were not activated last night?

The disjuncture between even mainstream/liberal US media and practically ever other open society’s news media has become a yawning chasm

Grimly fascinating to watch in real time. But no wonder so many in US don’t feel the sense of urgency most of rest of world does

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If that's the criteria, he needs to sack the rest then himself

Not plain bizarre, just a plainly bizarre agenda being promoted

Palantir’s UK boss criticises ‘ideological’ groups as ministers move to scrap NHS contract Louis Mosley says government should resist calls to trigger break clause in £330m deal with US analytics company

They don’t get more  “ideologically motivated” than Palantir – but this is great news. They’re scared. Keep going. And this isn’t only aobut the NHS contract – Palantir should be nowhere near *any* government contract.
 
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True

UK currently generating 112% of its electricity demand (with the extra 12% being transferred or stored)

Gas is generating < 12%

So UK is currently meeting 100% of its electricity needs via renewables

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Yes, and far more acerbic and accurate

Spycops inquiry reaction: morning of 25 Mar 2026 - HN18 Robert Hastings evidence (day 2/3) YouTube video by Cops Campaign

Direct from the Undercover Policing Inquiry in the monring break of the 2nd day questioning #spycops officer HN18 Robery Hastings, where he's being grilled about his profound misogyny and sexual violation of 'Maya'.

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OFCOM the most useless organisation in the UK? Hard to think of worse.

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School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

This is utterly jaw-dropping.

A school that bans Atwood, Zadie Smith, Terry effing Pratchett and *literal George Orwell* is actively harming its pupils.

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Met police failed to follow internal guidelines on policing Palestine protests Internal guidances also show the force cracking down on Arabic words in a way that ‘smacks’ of racism, say pro-Palestinian advocates

👉 NEW -- Met Police failed to follow internal guidelines on policing Palestine protests

by Amaar Chowdhury

Internal guidances also show the force cracking down on Arabic words in a way that ‘smacks’ of racism, say pro-Palestinian advocates

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Near Pen-Y-Pass yesterday, phone photo, no fx or post processing

Phone shot, swallow falls, Wales

Fleeting glimpse with the phone

They do remember unless you're desperate for a trophy and not the football

You've captured the delicacy just right

Hey let's try Trumpism, FFS can the Faragists be anymore transparent

And people wonder why Western hypocrisy is so abhorrent

Urging the US and Israel to abide by international law is like being King Canute urging the tide to stop.