Spycops Targets: a Who's Who ~ Undercover Research Group

Working with The Guardian, we present a Who’s Who of Spycop Targets, listing what is known to date from official sources, whistle-blowers and our own investigations. From 1968 to 2011, undercover police officers spied up on more than 1,000 political groups. Neither the police nor the official Undercover Policing Inquiry have ever released a full list. This is the first of its kind. (updated on 26 June 2019)

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Also see our interactive timeline of all SDS spycops known to date, and their deployments over the years.

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name of group	period category	spycop
Action for Radical Change Leeds Radical social justice and environmental campaigning group in Leeds. Organised and took action against ‘the ills of our world – capitalism, money, shit jobs, ecological destruction, the plight of asylum seekers and poverty in our city’. Set up ‘the Common Place’.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
Action Medics Collective Volunteer street medics and health care activists, who provided first aid and emergency care at protests, direct actions, and other sites of resistance and struggle.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
Action to Abolish the Grand National In 1993 & 1994, Matt Raynor drove campaigners from London to Liverpool, to protest animal cruelty at the Grand National. In 1993, a number of people including from London, managed to disrupt the race.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights	Matt Rayner Also see The Guardian SDS
Active Resistance to the Roots of War (ARROW) A non-violent direct action affinity group set up in Sept 1990 to oppose the Gulf War. For a decade maintained a weekly vigil outside the Foreign Office calling for the end of economic sanctions on Iraq. Also attended other protests, including at RAF Fairford. Merged into other peace groups.	Q Early 90s Left Wing anti-war	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
Activist Tat Collective Emerged from Dissent, Earth First and Climate Camp, and stored equipment that could be lent out to organise a major protest, and other forms of radical social and environmental campaigning.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp Founded in 1985, the group of women protested against the nuclear weapons base at Aldermaston, Berkshire for many years. The camp remains a symbol of resistance to nuclear weapon development and regularly saw non-violent direct action.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Left Wing anti-war	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
Anarchist groups Not yet identified by the Inquiry.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Anarchist	Douglas Edwards. Known as Doug. SDS
Anarchist groups Not yet identified by the Inquiry.	L Mid 80s Anarchist	Roger Thorley. Real name: Roger Pearce. SDS
Anarchy Collective Published a magazine in the 1980s, which ran for 38 issues.	G Late 70s Anarchist	Graham Coates. SDS
Animal Liberation front Set up in 1976, a radical and militant collection of groups against vivisection. Maintaining a policy of strict nonviolence towards sentient beings, including humans. Damaging property was legitimate as economic sabotage, and the groups raided laboratories, rescuing animals and targeted those responsible for cruelty. Popularity grew in the 1980s, radicalising other animal rights groups. Worked with press officer and independent support group for those jailed. Second wave of activism in the early 1990s, in conjuction with rise in work of grassroot animal right groups.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
Animal Liberation front Set up in 1976, a radical and militant collection of groups against vivisection. Maintaining a policy of strict nonviolence towards sentient beings, including humans. Damaging property was legitimate as economic sabotage, and the groups raided laboratories, rescuing animals and targeted those responsible for cruelty. Popularity grew in the 1980s, radicalising other animal rights groups. Worked with press officer and independent support group for those jailed. Second wave of activism in the early 1990s, in conjuction with rise in work of grassroot animal right groups.	M Mid 80s/Late 80s Animal Rights	Bob Robinson. Real name: Bob Lambert. SDS
Animal Liberation front Set up in 1976, a radical and militant collection of groups against vivisection. Maintaining a policy of strict nonviolence towards sentient beings, including humans. Damaging property was legitimate as economic sabotage, and the groups raided laboratories, rescuing animals and targeted those responsible for cruelty. Popularity grew in the 1980s, radicalising other animal rights groups. Worked with press officer and independent support group for those jailed. Second wave of activism in the early 1990s, in conjuction with rise in work of grassroot animal right groups.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights	Christine Green. SDS
Animal Liberation front Set up in 1976, a radical and militant collection of groups against vivisection. Maintaining a policy of strict nonviolence towards sentient beings, including humans. Damaging property was legitimate as economic sabotage, and the groups raided laboratories, rescuing animals and targeted those responsible for cruelty. Popularity grew in the 1980s, radicalising other animal rights groups. Worked with press officer and independent support group for those jailed. Second wave of activism in the early 1990s, in conjuction with rise in work of grassroot animal right groups.	V Late 1990s/Early 2000s Animal Rights	James Straven. Had a second cover name ‘Kevin Crossland’ but seems not to have used it. SDS
Animal Liberation front Set up in 1976, a radical and militant collection of groups against vivisection. Maintaining a policy of strict nonviolence towards sentient beings, including humans. Damaging property was legitimate as economic sabotage, and the groups raided laboratories, rescuing animals and targeted those responsible for cruelty. Popularity grew in the 1980s, radicalising other animal rights groups. Worked with press officer and independent support group for those jailed. Second wave of activism in the early 1990s, in conjuction with rise in work of grassroot animal right groups.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Animal Rights	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
Animal Liberation front Set up in 1976, a radical and militant collection of groups against vivisection. Maintaining a policy of strict nonviolence towards sentient beings, including humans. Damaging property was legitimate as economic sabotage, and the groups raided laboratories, rescuing animals and targeted those responsible for cruelty. Popularity grew in the 1980s, radicalising other animal rights groups. Worked with press officer and independent support group for those jailed. Second wave of activism in the early 1990s, in conjuction with rise in work of grassroot animal right groups.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights	Matt Rayner. Also see The Guardian SDS
Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group Provides financial and practical support to animal liberation campaigners who have been jailed, as well as publishing a regular magazine on the issue of grassroots animal liberation.	M Mid 80s/Late 80s Animal Rights	Bob Robinson. Real name: Bob Lambert. SDS
Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group Provides financial and practical support to animal liberation campaigners who have been jailed, as well as publishing a regular magazine on the issue of grassroots animal liberation.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
Animal Liberation Investigation Unit Carried out inspections of vivisection laboratories, such as the Nottingham lab of Boots the Chemist.This led to the formation of London Boots Action Group (LBAG) and other grassroot local anti-Boots groups. It was reported that 60 of their stores were being attacked by the ALF each month.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
Animal Rights Gathering Since 1990s an almost annual gathering of animal rights activists, hosting numerous workshops, campaign meetings, network and planning. Has operated on an international level, attracting at times many activists from across the globe.	Z2 Late 00s Animal Rights	Gary & Abigail. Not confirmed. Not known
Anti-Apartheid Movement See: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A British organisation at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system with boycotts, picket lines and direct actions. Subject of large-scale surveillance.	E Early/Mid 70s Left Wing	Michael Scott. SDS
Anti-Apartheid Movement See: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A British organisation at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system with boycotts, picket lines and direct actions. Subject of large-scale surveillance.	I 1970s Left Wing	Mike? See: The Guardian Real name: Mike Ferguson. Handler: Wilf Knight. Interviewed by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
Anti-Apartheid Movement See: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A British organisation at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system with boycotts, picket lines and direct actions. Subject of large-scale surveillance.	E Early/Mid 70s Left Wing	Peter Fredericks. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Anti-Apartheid Movement See: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A British organisation at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system with boycotts, picket lines and direct actions. Subject of large-scale surveillance.	D Early 70s Left Wing	Stewart Goodman. SDS
Antifa / No Platform A militant coalition of left wing and anarchist activists which emerged out of Anti-Fascist Action, to combat fascist groups at the street level. Most fundamental principle: ‘No platform for fascism.’	Y Early/Mid 00s Left Wing	Carlo Neri. Real name: coming soon SDS
Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) A militant coalition founded in the UK in 1985, by a wide range of anti-racist and anti-fascist organisations, including Red Action and Direct Action Movement. Notable in significantly reducing fascist street activity in Britain in the 1990s.	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) A militant coalition founded in the UK in 1985, by a wide range of anti-racist and anti-fascist organisations, including Red Action and Direct Action Movement. Notable in significantly reducing fascist street activity in Britain in the 1990s.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Left Wing	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Anti-Internment League Formed after the introduction of internment in the North of Ireland on 9th August 1971, it was a united front which brought together Irish and British organisations on two demands. Immediate release of all internees and the immediate withdrawal of British troops from Ireland. A fore-runner of the Troops Out Movement.	E Early/Mid 1970s Left Wing Irish solidarity	David Hughes. SDS
Anti-Internment League Formed after the introduction of internment in the North of Ireland on 9th August 1971, it was a united front which brought together Irish and British organisations on two demands. Immediate release of all internees and the immediate withdrawal of British troops from Ireland. A fore-runner of the Troops Out Movement.	D Early 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Ian Cameron. SDS
Anti-Nazi League (ANL) Set up in 1977 by the Socialist Workers Party to resist the National Front. It faded in 1981, but was launched again in 1992 with the rise of the British National Party. In 2002 merged into Unite Against Fascism. Often endorsed by trade unions and prominent left wing individuals.	H Late 70s/Early 80s Left Wing	Colin Clark. SDS
Anti-Nazi League (ANL) Set up in 1977 by the Socialist Workers Party to resist the National Front. It faded in 1981, but was launched again in 1992 with the rise of the British National Party. In 2002 merged into Unite Against Fascism. Often endorsed by trade unions and prominent left wing individuals.	H Late 70s/Early 80s Left Wing	Geoff? See: The Guardian Interviewed as ‘Geoff’ by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
Anti-Nazi League (ANL) Set up in 1977 by the Socialist Workers Party to resist the National Front. It faded in 1981, but was launched again in 1992 with the rise of the British National Party. In 2002 merged into Unite Against Fascism. Often endorsed by trade unions and prominent left wing individuals.	H Late 70s/Early 80s Left Wing	Paul Gray. SDS
Anti-Poll Tax Campaigns Successful campaign against Thatcher’s ‘tax for the poor’ to fund local government. Set up by the Militant Tendency it grew into a mass movement, widely supported including by anarchist groups. Held large demos, some ended in riots.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Anarchist	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
Anti-Poll Tax Campaigns Successful campaign against Thatcher’s ‘tax for the poor’ to fund local government. Set up by the Militant Tendency it grew into a mass movement, widely supported including by anarchist groups. Held large demos, some ended in riots.	O Late 80s/Early 90s IS/SWP	Mark Kerry. SDS
Banner books See: UndercoverResearch.net Independent Maoist bookshop on Camden High Street. Existing from 1971 to 1975, when it was burned-out in a National Front arson attack, it had been a hub for the Maoist milieu in north London and often provided a place to sleep for leaders of international liberation movements visiting the city.	D Early 70s Left Wing bookshop	David Robertson. SDS
Bedford Animal Action Local group in and around Bedfordshire, ‘campaigning tirelessly against the abuse of animal in our society whether it be for food, research, entertainment, hunting or clothing.’ Members also active in SPEAK campaigns and Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty.	Z Mid 00s Animal Rights local group	RC Not confirmed. Not known
Big Flame A ‘revolutionary socialist feminist organisation with a working-class orientation’. Described themselves as ‘libertarian Marxist’ in relation to other Trotskyist organisations. Close to the International Marxist Group (IMG)	F Mid 70s Left Wing political org.	Rick Gibson. Real name: Richard Clarke. SDS
Black Power Movement A global, militant movement determined to replace white domination with a truly equal society. In the UK, it was led by Afro-Carribean, African and Asian migrants. Combining protest, such as against police racism and brutality with political work within black communities.	D Early 70s Left Wing	Peter Fredericks. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Blair Peach Campaign See: The Guardian A justice campaign to uncover the truth about the killing of Blair Peach, a 33-year-old protester, who died at the hands of London police in 1979 during a demonstration against the National Front. Later based at the Colin Roach Centre.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Brian Douglas Campaign Family justice campaign for Brian Douglas, a 33-year-old black man who in 1995 was who was hit over the head with a police baton in 1995 when he was stopped for driving erratically and later died in Kennington Police Station. No officers were ever prosecuted or faced disciplinary action.	S Mid 90s Justice campaign	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Jun 2013 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Brian Higgins Defence Commitee Brian Higgins is a rank and file union organiser active with the Building Workers Group. This campaign was established after a trade union official sued him for libel. Cassidy chaired some of the campaign’s meetings and acted as its nominal secretary. From 1996 to 1999	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing trade union	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Britsh National Party A far-right, fascist political party founded in 1982 by former members of the fascist National Front. In the 1980s/90s it focused on street marches and rallies instead of elections, creating the Combat 18 paramilitary to protect its events from anti-fascist protesters.	Z2 Late 00s Far Right	Darren Prowse. SDS shut down before deployment. SDS
Britsh National Party A far-right, fascist political party founded in 1982 by former members of the fascist National Front. In the 1980s/90s it focused on street marches and rallies instead of elections, creating the Combat 18 paramilitary to protect its events from anti-fascist protesters.	Q Early 90s Far Right	Nick Nicholson. SDS
Britsh National Party A far-right, fascist political party founded in 1982 by former members of the fascist National Front. In the 1980s/90s it focused on street marches and rallies instead of elections, creating the Combat 18 paramilitary to protect its events from anti-fascist protesters.	Q Early 90s Far Right	No name yet. According to Undercover by Evans and Lewis. SDS
Brixton Hunt Saboteurs Went out weekly to stop foxhunts in the countryside around London. Existed from late 1980s to early 2000s, considered the leading through the 1990s, attracting large numbers willing to confront hunts and the police protecting them.High profile in press and parliament at the time as a result.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
Brixton Hunt Saboteurs Went out weekly to stop foxhunts in the countryside around London. Existed from late 1980s to early 2000s, considered the leading through the 1990s, attracting large numbers willing to confront hunts and the police protecting them.High profile in press and parliament at the time as a result.	V Late 1990s/Early 2000s Animal Rights	James Straven. Had a second cover name ‘Kevin Crossland’ but seems not to have used it. SDS
Brixton Hunt Saboteurs Went out weekly to stop foxhunts in the countryside around London. Existed from late 1980s to early 2000s, considered the leading through the 1990s, attracting large numbers willing to confront hunts and the police protecting them.High profile in press and parliament at the time as a result.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights	Christine Green. SDS
Broadwater Farm Defence Campaign Formed to support and defend people who had been arrested or convicted after the disturbances on the Boradwater Farm estate in London in 1985. It campaigned for Winston Silcott and two others to be released from jail. See also Winston Silcott Campaign.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Justice campaign	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
Building Workers Group See also: Fighting Talk by Mark Metcalf A group consisting of militant rank-and-file construction workers. In the 1990s it had organised pickets to highlight the number of deaths happening on building sites, as well as questionable practices by construction firms such as non-payment of wages.	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing trade union	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk Launched in 1957, CND has long been a leading, broad church, pacifist organisation, still campaigning today. If focuses mainly on nuclear weapons and has organised large scale demonstrations, marches and pickets over the years, albeit it is generally seen as sitting on the liberal wing of protest groups aiming for legal change.	J Early 80s Left Wing anti-war	John Kerry. SDS
Cardiff Anarchist Network/South Wales Anarchists A network of autonomous collectives against all forms of exploitation and bigotry. Engaging in direct action against capitalism and government, spreading information, and building resistance to create a world based on justice and freedom.	Z1 Mid/Late 00s Anarchist	Marco Jacobs. NPOIU
Cherry Groce Campaign Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce was shot in the chest at home in Brixton, south London, by police looking for her son Michael in Sept 1985. Anger erupted into rioting that evening. Left paralysed from the waste down, an inquest ruled the shooting contributed to her death in 2011.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Clown Army Cladestine Insurgent Rebel Clown army (CIRCA). The idea of this group was to use clowning as a form of nonviolent direct action to protest against capitalism and war. Took part in many direct action protests, large and small. 2003 -2014.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
City of London Anti-Apartheid Group Organised the Non-Stop Picket outside the South African Embassy in Central London from April 1986 until the release of Nelson Mandela. Ended on 24 February 1990.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Left Wing	Mark Kerry. SDS
Class War An anarchist group and newspaper established in 1983 in Wales, subsequently moving to London. Promoted general resistance to the state, including violence as a necessary part of the class struggle. Has gone through various incarnations and splits but still exists. Linked closely with other campaigns such as the Movement Against Monarchy.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist	Dave Hagan. SDS
Class War An anarchist group and newspaper established in 1983 in Wales, subsequently moving to London. Promoted general resistance to the state, including violence as a necessary part of the class struggle. Has gone through various incarnations and splits but still exists. Linked closely with other campaigns such as the Movement Against Monarchy.	O Late 1980s/Early 1990s Anarchist	Neil Richardson. Had a meeting in 1992 in a safe house with David Shayler, the MI5 officer and whistleblower. Shayler said the officer had been undercover for about four years, which was later confirmed by the Inquiry. SDS
Climate Camp / Camp for Climate Action Emerged from Dissent! & Earth First! to take large scale direct action camps around climate change, particularly fossil fuels. Run on broadly anarchist principles, annual camps took place from 2006-2010, and were organised by meetings which took place in different cities throughout the year. Bringing in a new generation of environmentalists, it sparked the formation of a number of environmental groups.	Z Mid 2000s Anarchist environmental	Dave Jones (Edward David Jones). also known as ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Edge’ SDS (and NPOIU)
Climate Camp / Camp for Climate Action Emerged from Dissent! & Earth First! to take large scale direct action camps around climate change, particularly fossil fuels. Run on broadly anarchist principles, annual camps took place from 2006-2010, and were organised by meetings which took place in different cities throughout the year. Bringing in a new generation of environmentalists, it sparked the formation of a number of environmental groups.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist environmental	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
Climate Camp / Camp for Climate Action Emerged from Dissent! & Earth First! to take large scale direct action camps around climate change, particularly fossil fuels. Run on broadly anarchist principles, annual camps took place from 2006-2010, and were organised by meetings which took place in different cities throughout the year. Bringing in a new generation of environmentalists, it sparked the formation of a number of environmental groups.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist environmental	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Colin Roach Centre Named for a 21-year-old black man who died in the foyer of Stoke Newington police station in north-east London in 1983. From 1993 to 1999, this centre was a base for a variety of justice campaigns and left wing, anarchist, trade union and anti-fascist groups in Hackney – including Blair Peach Campaign and notably the Hackney Community Defence Association, which exposed local police corruption.	T Mid/Late 90s Anarchist community centre	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Combat 18 is a neo-Nazi terrorist organisation (the numbers referring to Adolf Hitler’s initials). It originated in the UK, with ties to movements in the US, and has since spread to other countries. Combat 18 members have been suspected in numerous deaths of immigrants, non-whites, and other C18 members.	R Early/Mid 90s Far Right	No name yet. SDS
Common Place Officially the Leeds Social Centre Ltd, this was an radical/anarchist community centre based in central Leeds. A key meeting place for the Leeds activist scene and host for national meetings (such as preparations for the Climate Action camp), it also organised meals for homeless people and English classes for asylum seekers. Founded in 2004/2005, it later reincarnated as Wharf Chambers members club.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist community centre	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
Communication Workers Union (CWU) The biggest union for the communications industry in the UK with almost 200,000 members. Formed in January 1995 when the Union of Communication Workers joined forces with the National Communications Union,.	S Mid 90s Left Wing anti-fascist	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) Founded in 1968, aimed at bringing about the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat in Britain.	F Mid 70s Left Wing	Barry/Desmond Loader. SDS
British Communist Party See: Marxist.org. Officially the Communist Party of Great Britain, with 30.000 member a strong force in the trade unions, at its peak during the heady working class militancy and struggles during the 1970-4 Conservative Party government. Suffered splits after that.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing	Dick Epps. Interviewed as ‘Dan’ by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
Cowley Club A social centre in Brighton, it houses a cafe and bookshop during the day, a members bar during the evenings, providing resources and meeting spaces for activists and free English lessons for migrants.	Z1 Mid/Late 00s Anarchist community centre	Marco Jacobs. NPOIU
Croydon Hunt Saboteurs Attracted members from a wide area across the South East, including people based in Surrey, Sussex and Kent. Easy-going group, more open and welcoming than the neighbouring Brixton Hunt Sabs. Went out weekly or more often, would regularly get together with other local sab groups such as Brixton, Guildford and Brighton for joint protests against a given hunt.	V Late 1990s/Early 2000s Animal Rights	James Straven. Had a second cover name ‘Kevin Crossland’ but seems not to have used it. SDS
Dambusters Mobilising Committee A federation of class struggle anarchists, advocating anarcho-syndicalism as the route to abolishing capitalism and the state, and describes itself as a ‘revolutionary union’. Was one of the leading groups in Anti-Fascist Acion. In 1994 changed its name to Solidarity Federation.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Anarchist	Douglas Edwards. Known as Doug. SDS
Delroy Lindo Justice Campaign (?) A friend of Winston Silcott, he helped set up his justice campaign. As a result Delroy Lindo was subjected to police harassment and arrest himself.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Direct Action Movement A federation of class struggle anarchists, advocating a strategy of anarcho-syndicalism to abolish capitalism and the state, and describes itself as a ‘revolutionary union’. Called the Solidarity Federation since 1994.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Anarchist anti-fascist	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
Direct Action Movement A federation of class struggle anarchists, advocating a strategy of anarcho-syndicalism to abolish capitalism and the state, and describes itself as a ‘revolutionary union’. Called the Solidarity Federation since 1994.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Anarchist anti-fascist	No name yet. Infiltrated by an SDS detective constable, according to a confidential Special Branch document seen by Rob Evans. SDS
Direct Action Movement A federation of class struggle anarchists, advocating a strategy of anarcho-syndicalism to abolish capitalism and the state, and describes itself as a ‘revolutionary union’. Called the Solidarity Federation since 1994.	H Late 70s/Early 80s Anarchist anti-fascist	Tony Williams. SDS
Disarm DSEi Organising direct action against the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) is the world’s largest arms fair in London since 1999. The Stop the Arms Fair coalition also includes the Campaign Against Arms Trade and their peaceful protest.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist anti-war	Jason Bishop. SDS
Disarm DSEi Organising direct action against the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI), the world’s largest arms fair in London since 2003. Some time member of the Stop the Arms Fair coalition. Grew out of Reclaim the Streets and related groups, and generally anarchist in perspective.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist anti-war	Rod Richardson. SDS
Dissent! A de-centralised network of people in Britain and elsewhere organising to resist the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Lynn Watson. NPOIU
Dissent! A de-centralised network of people in Britain and elsewhere organising to resist the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Marco Jacobs. NPOIU
Dissent! A de-centralised network of people in Britain and elsewhere organising to resist the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Dissent! A de-centralised network of people in Britain and elsewhere organising to resist the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005.	Y Early/Mid 00s Anarchist	Simon Wellings. SDS
Earth First! A network of people and campaigns fighting ecological destruction and the forces driving it. Believes in non -hierarchical organising and the use of direct action. Founded in early 1990s, when it was closely associated with the road protest movement, EF! is a convenient banner for people who share similar philosophies to work under. Exists mainly as annual winter and summer gatherings and occasional publications. Closely connected to many campaigns such as anti-GM, Climate Camp, etc.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist environmental	Rod Richardson. SDS
Earth First! A network of people and campaigns fighting ecological destruction and the forces driving it. Believes in non -hierarchical organising and the use of direct action. Founded in early 1990s, when it was closely associated with the road protest movement, EF! is a convenient banner for people who share similar philosophies to work under. Exists mainly as annual winter and summer gatherings and occasional publications. Closely connected to many campaigns such as anti-GM, Climate Camp, etc.	X Early 00s Anarchist environmental	Jacqueline Anderson. Known as Jacqui. SDS
Earth First! A network of people and campaigns fighting ecological destruction and the forces driving it. Believes in non -hierarchical organising and the use of direct action. Founded in early 1990s, when it was closely associated with the road protest movement, EF! is a convenient banner for people who share similar philosophies to work under. Exists mainly as annual winter and summer gatherings and occasional publications. Closely connected to many campaigns such as anti-GM, Climate Camp, etc.	Z1 Mid/Late 00s Anarchist environmental	Jim Sutton. See: The Guardian Real name: Jim Boyling. SDS
Earth First! Summer Gatherings One of the two annual gatherings of the Earth First! Network, happening every summer since early 1990s, rotating around the UK. Still taking place.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist environmental	Jason Bishop. SDS
Earth First! Summer Gatherings One of the two annual gatherings of the Earth First! Network, happening every summer since early 1990s, rotating around the UK. Still taking place.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist environmental	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Essex Hunt Saboteurs Local group part of a network ‘out every week protecting wildlife from blood sport enthusiasts’, fox hunting, badger cull. At the time, Essex hunts were noted for their violence and attacks on hunts sabs, leading to a number of confrontations and arrests.	Z1 Mid/Late 00s Animal Rights	Jim Sutton. See: The Guardian Real name: Jim Boyling. SDS
Fairford Coaches See: UndercoverResearch.net In 2003, coaches carrying campaigners from London to RAF Fairford for a protest against the war in Iraq were stopped by police and forced to return to the capital. This lead to a court case seeking to defend the right to protest, which went all the way to the House of Lords and was victorious. Involvement and presence of two NPOIU undercovers, including on one of the coaches, was withheld from the courts by police.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist anti-war	Jason Bishop. SDS
Fairford Coaches See: UndercoverResearch.net In 2003, coaches carrying campaigners from London to RAF Fairford for a protest against the war in Iraq were stopped by police and forced to return to the capital. This lead to a court case seeking to defend the right to protest, which went all the way to the House of Lords and was victorious. Involvement and presence of two NPOIU undercovers, including on one of the coaches, was withheld from the courts by police.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist anti-war	Rod Richardson. SDS
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) The democratic, professional voice of firefighters and other workers within fire and rescue services across the UK.	S Mid 90s Left Wing trade union	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Free Steve Lewis Campaign (?) Family campaign for the release of Steve Lewis, in 1996 falsely accused by police of two rapes and convicted in 1998, while evidence supporting his alibis was dismissed. Supported by Movement for Justice.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Freedom Press Runs Britain’s largest anarchist bookshop and its oldest press, the journal was first published by Kropotkin and others in 1886. Bookshop and publisher still exist, news appears online and in print twice a year. It hosted meetings of many anarchist and other radical groups and was home for a number of organisations.	L Mid 80s Anarchist bookshop/publisher	Roger Thorley. Real name: Roger Pearce. SDS
Globalise Resistance Founded in 2001 as part of the anti-globalisation movement of the early 2000s, over the next five years the group took part in large scale summit protests and organised around anti-war & anti-arms trade issues, but also around other struggles. Many of its leading people were closely associated with the Socialist Workers Party, and it formed the more traditional left wing of the anti-globalisation movement.	Y Early/Mid 00s IS/SWP	Simon Wellings. SDS
Globalise Resistance Founded in 2001 as part of the anti-globalisation movement of the early 2000s, over the next five years the group took part in large scale summit protests and organised around anti-war & anti-arms trade issues, but also around other struggles. Many of its leading people were closely associated with the Socialist Workers Party, and it formed the more traditional left wing of the anti-globalisation movement.	Y Early/Mid 00s IS/SWP	Rob Harrison. SDS
Greenham Common Women’s Camp Permanent women-only protest outside the RAF Base from 1981-2000 against the placing of 96 nuclear cruise missiles at the site. Had a commitment to non-violence and non-alignment plus 24/7 presence. As such became an iconic symbol for the global peace movement.	L Mid 80s Left Wing anti-war	Kathryn Lesley (‘Lee’) Bonser. SDS
Hackney Campaign Against the Police bill This local campaign in London objected to a government bill that sought to give the police more powers. The bill was criticised for being draconian. It eventually came into force in 1985.	L Mid 80s Left Wing	Timothy Spence. SDS
Hackney Community Defence Association Active through the 1990s, this group grew out of numerous local justice campaigns in Hackney and Stoke Newington. As such, it helped to overturn many convictions obtained through police abuse and corruption. Also played a role in the setting up of the Colin Roach Centre.	T Mid/Late 90s Justice campaign	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Hackney Hunt Saboteurs Active in the 1980s and 1990, it was a local group part of a network ‘out every week protecting wildlife from blood sport enthusiasts’, particularly focused on fox hunting and possibly shoots.	M Mid 80s/Late 80s Animal Rights	Bob Robinson. Real name: Bob Lambert. SDS
Hackney Hunt Saboteurs Local group part of a network ‘out every week protecting wildlife from blood sport enthusiasts’, fox hunting, badger cull. Could led to confrontations with hunt parties.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Animal Rights	John Barker. SDS
Harry Stanley Family Campaign (?) London family campaign set up in 1999 after a Scottish man carrying a table leg was gunned down from 15 ft by officers who mistook it for a shotgun. The High Court decided that there was insufficient evidence to say it was an unlawful killing. Campaign supported by different groups including Movement for Justice.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Housmans Bookshop Radical booksellers since 1945, stocking the largest range of radical newsletters, newspapers and magazines of any shop in Britain. Housed at 5 Caledonian Rd in Londen, the building also provided meeting space and postal address for dozens of groups througout the decades, incl. Peacenews, London Greenpeace and the McLibel Support Campaign. Still open and active.	M Mid/Late 80s Left Wing bookshop	Bob Robinson. Real name: Bob Lambert. SDS
Independent Labour Party The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a British political party of the left, established in 1894. It re-joined The Labour Party in 1975.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing	Douglas Edwards. Known as Doug. SDS
Independent Working Class Association Set up in 1995 to promote the political and economic interests of the working class and registered as political party in 2001, with members successfully standing in local elections. It emerged out of grassroots anti-fascist groups who were organizing to counter the ‘electoral turn’ among right wing groups such as the British National Party.	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
International Marxist group See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A Trotskyist group in Britain between 1966 and 1982 that became the British Section of the Fourth International, with around 1,000 members and supporters in the late 1970s. Played a leading role in a number of campaigns, in particular the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, 1968-70, which it effectively ran.	A Late 60s Left Wing	Bill Lewis. Full cover name William Paul Lewis. SDS
International Marxist group See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A Trotskyist group in Britain between 1966 and 1982 that became the British Section of the Fourth International, with around 1,000 members and supporters in the late 1970s. Played a leading role in a number of campaigns, in particular the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, 1968-70, which it effectively ran.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing	Alan Nixon. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
International Marxist group See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A Trotskyist group in Britain between 1966 and 1982 that became the British Section of the Fourth International, with around 1,000 members and supporters in the late 1970s. Played a leading role in a number of campaigns, in particular the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, 1968-70, which it effectively ran.	E Early/Mid 1970s Left Wing	David Hughes. SDS
International Marxist group See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A Trotskyist group in Britain between 1966 and 1982 that became the British Section of the Fourth International, with around 1,000 members and supporters in the late 1970s. Played a leading role in a number of campaigns, in particular the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, 1968-70, which it effectively ran.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing	Dick Epps. Interviewed as ‘Dan’ by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
International Marxist group See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk A Trotskyist group in Britain between 1966 and 1982 that became the British Section of the Fourth International, with around 1,000 members and supporters in the late 1970s. Played a leading role in a number of campaigns, in particular the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, 1968-70, which it effectively ran.	F Mid 70s Left Wing	Gary Roberts. SDS
International Solidarity Movement Founded in 2001, this is an international network of campaigners supporting people going to Palestine in solidarity with the struggles of the people there. Left wing, having a mixed bag of politics, not aligned with any particular group or party. Non-violence ethos and tactics.	Z Mid 2000s Left Wing	Rob Harrison. SDS
Irish Civil Rights Solidarity Campaign Formed in October 1968 in Britain to campaign in support of struggles fighting for civil rights in Northern Ireland by Catholic communities there. Close the Trotskyist left including the Socialist Workers Party and International Marxist Group.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Sean Lynch. (deceased) SDS
Irish National Liberation Solidarity Front Set up in 1969 as a campaign group by the Communist Workers League of Britain (Marxist–Leninist), which arose that year from a split in the Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist League. Published a journal called the Irish Liberation Press. Lasted until 1972, when the CWLB moved on to other issues.	D Early 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Alex Sloan. SDS
Irish Solidarity Campaign Set up by the International Marxist Group following the outbreak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, focusing on raising awareness of issues around the conflict.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Alan Nixon. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Jean Charles de Menezes Campaign Family justice campaign established after the Brazilian electrician was shot repeatedly in the head by police having been mistaken for a suspect of failed bombings in 2005. Officers were found to have spread false details about the killing. Jury returned an open verdict, no officer was charged.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Joy Gardner Campaign Family justice campaign. Joy Gardner died after immigration officers raided her house in 1993. When she resisted attempts to put her in a 4-inch wide restraint belt, she was shackled, gagged, and 13 feet of adhesive tape was wrapped round her head. She rapidly suffered respiratory failure and died four days later without regaining consciousness. Officers involved were acquitted.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Kingsway Anti-Fascist Group Student group at the Grey’s Inn road campus of Kingsway College involved in anti-racism protest and the many confrontations on the street with the extreme right in the early 1990s. Used as a first point of entry by spycop Peter Francis, who then became one of the founding members of the Movement for Justice and also joined Youth Against Racism in Europe.	S Mid 90s Left Wing	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Lee House squat A grade II listed building at 6-6a Rectory Road, in London, it was squatted in 1988 and evicted in 1989. The bookshop at Lee House was also the origin of Active Distribution – veteran Hackney (now Bristol) based distributors of anarchist and punk material and used as a social centre. It was known in the locality for its skateboard ramps (which spycop John Barker helped building).	O Late 80s/Early 90s Anarchist community centre	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
London Animal Action Founded in 1994, merging London Boots Action Group, London Animal Rights Coalition and the London Anti-Fur Campaign. A central meeting point for London animal rights activists, it met monthly in central London and supported numerous local and national campaigns until it ceased in 2005. Often focused on fur and vivisection issues as well as encouraging veganism. Published London Animal Rights News	Q Early 90s Animal Rights local campaign	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
London Animal Action Founded in 1994, merging London Boots Action Group, London Animal Rights Coalition and the London Anti-Fur Campaign. A central meeting point for London animal rights activists, it met monthly in central London and supported numerous local and national campaigns until it ceased in 2005. Often focused on fur and vivisection issues as well as encouraging veganism. Published London Animal Rights News	S Mid 90s Animal Rights local campaign	Christine Green. SDS
London Animal Action Founded in 1994, merging London Boots Action Group, London Animal Rights Coalition and the London Anti-Fur Campaign. A central meeting point for London animal rights activists, it met monthly in central London and supported numerous local and national campaigns until it ceased in 2005. Often focused on fur and vivisection issues as well as encouraging veganism. Published London Animal Rights News	S Mid 90s Animal Rights local campaign	Matt Rayner. SDS
London Animal Action Founded in 1994, merging London Boots Action Group, London Animal Rights Coalition and the London Anti-Fur Campaign. A central meeting point for London animal rights activists, it met monthly in central London and supported numerous local and national campaigns until it ceased in 2005. Often focused on fur and vivisection issues as well as encouraging veganism. Published London Animal Rights News	V Late 90s/Early 00s Animal Rights local campaign	Dave Evans. SDS
London Animal Rights Coalition Inspired by the national Animal Rights Coalition, LARC existed as a meeting of London animal rights campaigners in 1993. One of its founding members was spycop Andy Davey, who edited its newsletter. It merged with other groups to become London Animal Action in late 1994.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
London Anti-Fur Campaign Led various anti-fur campaigns in London it merged with other groups to form London Animal Action in late 1994. London based antifur campaigners continued to work through LAA into the 2000s, running the mainly successful Fur Free London campaign, which protested at numerous fur shops.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights	Christine Green. SDS
London Boots Action Group Set up in late 1991 at Conway Hall to raise the issue of Boot’s involvement in animal testing. Ended three years later when Boots sold its pharmaceuticals wing, including its animal laboratory, to the German corporation BASF.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights anti-vivesection	Andy Davey. Real name: Andy Coles. SDS
London Boots Action Group Set up in late 1991 at Conway Hall to raise the issue of Boot’s involvement in animal testing. Ended three years later when Boots sold its pharmaceuticals wing, including its animal laboratory, to the German corporation BASF.	Q Early 90s Animal Rights anti-vivesection	Matt Rayner SDS
London Greenpeace Existed between 1972 and 2001 (founded before the ‘big’ Greenpeace), starting as a group loosely associated with the Peace News newspaper to campaign against nuclear testing. Later involved in radical environmentalism, green anarchism and pacifism. Most known for being sued by McDonald’s for a leaflet that as is now known, was co-authored by a spycop. Let to the McLibel trial and campaign.	M Mid/Late 80s Anarchist anti-war/anti-capitalist/environmental	Bob Robinson. Real name: Bob Lambert. SDS
London Greenpeace Existed between 1972 and 2001 as an independent group of activists with no involvement in any particular political party (founded before the ‘big’ Greenpeace). Involved in anti-nuclear peace campaigns, anti-Unilever, anti-McDonald’s as well as animal rights and anti-Poll Tax, to name a few.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Anarchist anti-war/anti-capitalist/environmental	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
London Rising Tide London Rising Tide takes creative direct action on the root causes of climate change, and promotes socially just, ecological alternatives to fossil fuel madness. Non-violent actions, f.i. in animal costumes at the Natural History Museum against the involvement of oil companies in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. Well connected with many other anarchist, socialist and anti-war groups in London in the mid-2000s.	Z Mid 2000s Anarchist anti-war/anti-capitalist/environmental	Dave Jones (Edward David Jones). also known as ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Edge’ SDS (and NPOIU)
McDonald’s campaign & McLibel This campaign was set up in 1990 to support two campaigners, Helen Steel and David Morris, who were being sued by burger chain, McDonalds. This led to the longest trial in the UK ever, providing a platform for the anti-McDonald’s campaign. Ruling in 1997. Appeal 1999. ECHR 2005.	Q Early 90s Anarchist	Matt Rayner SDS
McDonald’s campaign & McLibel This campaign was set up to support two campaigners, Helen Steel and David Morris, who were being sued by burger chain, McDonalds in 1990. This led to the longest trial in the UK ever, providing a platform for the anti-McDonald’s campaign. High Court ruling 1997. Appeal 1999. ECHR 2005.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Anarchist	John Barker. Real name: John Dines. SDS
Michael Menson Campaign Menson, a black musician, had been burned to death in 1997 by racist attackers, while police said Menson had doused himself in petrol and set himself alight. The strong family campaign exposed institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police, due to failings in two investigations. Despite evidence of negligence and racism, no officers were prosecuted.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Militant/Socialist Party A Trotskyist left-wing group which initially focused on the Labour Party as a tendency. Following expulsion of its members, it became a party in its own right, and renamed itself to the Socialist Party in 1997. Most notably, Militant dominated Liverpool City Council between 1983 and 1987. It was also active in the Anti-Poll Tax campaign of 1989-1991 and later formed Youth against Racism in Europe.	Y Early/Mid 00s Left Wing	Carlo Neri. Real name: coming soon SDS
Militant/Socialist Party A Trotskyist left-wing group which initially focused on the Labour Party as a tendency. Following expulsion of its members, it became a party in its own right, and renamed itself to the Socialist Party in 1997. Most notably, Militant dominated Liverpool City Council between 1983 and 1987. It was also active in the Anti-Poll Tax campaign of 1989-1991 and later formed Youth against Racism in Europe.	S Mid 90s Left Wing	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015. Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Movement Against the Monarchy MAM, an anarchist organisation closely associated with Class War, it was active in late 1990s / early 2000s, protesting against the monarchy, particularly around the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in June 2002.	Z Mid 2000s Anarchist	Dave Jones (Edward David Jones). also known as ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Edge’ NPOIU (and SDS) NPOIU part not confirmed yet.
Movement Against the Monarchy MAM, an anarchist organisation closely associated with Class War, it was active in late 1990s / early 2000s, protesting against the monarchy, particularly around the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in June 2002.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Left Wing	Dave Hagan. SDS
Movement Against the Monarchy MAM, an anarchist organisation closely associated with Class War, it was active in late 1990s / early 2000s, protesting against the monarchy, particularly around the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in June 2002.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist	Rod Richardson. SDS
Movement for Justice Founded by the Trotskyist Revolutionary Internationalist League at Kingsway College, it was based in Brixton and south London. Focused on various minority rights in the 1990s, and supported family justice and police violence campaigns, incl. around the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Macpherson) in 1997/1998. Still active, principally on migrant rights issues.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Left Wing	Dave Hagan See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported various justice campaigns. SDS
Movement for Justice Founded by the Trotskyist Revolutionary Internationalist League at Kingsway College, it was based in Brixton and south London. Focused on various minority rights in the 1990s, and supported police violence and family justice campaigns, incl. around the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Macpherson) in 1997/1998. Still active, principally on migrant rights issues.	S Mid 90s Left Wing	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. Active in MfJ while it supported various justice campaigns. SDS
National Union of Students (NUS) (NUS) The national body representing student and student politics in the UK. Its leadership was contested by various political parties, generally from the broad left. Often a barometer of wider social movements and politics. At different periods it supported and facilitated participation in large protests and campaigns.	S Mid 90s Left Wing trade union	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
National Union of Teachers (NUT) (NUT) A trade union for qualified school teachers and those training to be; on dissolution had almost 400,000 members, the largest teachers’ union in the UK. Merged into the National Education Union in 2017.	S Mid 90s Left Wing trade union	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Newham Monitoring Project A community-based organisation, working directly with people from black minority ethnic communities in east London. Challenging and seeking redress against racist treatment and working with other organisations across the country to bring about positive change for the wider society	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
No Borders Campaign/Network European network opposing immigration controls and deportations, and targeting companies involved. Organised a series of camps and convergences across Europe and later the Americas, marked by interaction with local migrants. Started in 1999, with British activists taking part in international events, the 2004 European Social Forum and the 2005 Make Borders History protest during the G8 Summit in Scotland. London No Borders group emerged in 2006; late 2007 there were seven local groups across the UK. No longer active under that name after 2012.	Z Mid 2000s Anarchist	Rob Harrison. SDS
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association Formed in 1967, the NICRA called for reforms to end discrimination of Catholics in NI, such as he repeal of the Special Powers Act. Organised the Bloody Sunday march in January 1972 when British soldiers shot dead 13 civilians.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Sean Lynch. (deceased) SDS
Northern Minorities Defence Force No information on this group yet.	D Early 70s unknown political org.	Ian Cameron. SDS
Nottingham Hunt Saboteurs Commited to sabotaging all forms of hunting and other attacks on our wildlife, including foxhunting, shooting, angling, badger culling, and more. Still active.	Z Mid 00s Animal Rights	RC Not confirmed. Not known
Nottingham Hunt Saboteurs Commited to sabotaging all forms of hunting and other attacks on our wildlife, including foxhunting, shooting, angling, badger culling, and more. Still active.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Animal Rights	Rod Richardson. SDS
Notts Anti-Militarism group Based at the Sumac Centre, it campaigned against militarism within Nottinghamshire from 2007 to 2010. It started the Shut Down H&K; campaign; the arms company Heckler & Koch UK headquarters are in Nottingham.	Y Early/Mid 00s Anarchist anti-war	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Operation Omega Set up to highlight the issue of refugees forced to flee Bangladesh during its war of independence against Pakistan, organising missions to cross the border to bring aid packets.	D Early 70s Left Wing anti-war	Peter Fredericks. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Oscar Okoye Justice Campaign (?) Okoye was a black man who went into a coma after being arrested by Streatham police in June 1996. His death in Nov was ruled to be of natural causes. The family campaign was supported by the MfJ, and included Oscar’s son establishing a branch of MfJ at Lewisham college.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Oxford Animal Protection Promoting a vegan diet to help animals, the environment, sustainability in feeding the world and also health, f.i. by organising fairs to intruduce vegan food to the public.	Z2 Late 00s Animal Rights anti-vivesection	Gary & Abigail. Not confirmed. Not known
Radical Dairy Squat Conceived by a group of friends from the Wombles and Reclaim The Streets in January 2002. After MayDay 2001 and the G8 summit in Genua, it was a first effort to set up a social centre inspired by those in Italy. It was based in Stoke Newington London for a year before being evicted. It had a cafe, music and film nights and offered yoga, massage, and language lessons.	X Early 00s Anarchist community centre	Jacqueline Anderson. Known as Jacqui. SDS
RampART A squatted social centre at 13-17 Rampart Street, Whitechapel, London noted for it’s benefit parties, but also an important resource for a loose knit network of anarchist, anti-war and environmental organisations active throughout the mid-2000s. The space was organised by a loose, non-hierarchical collective, which had emerged from the WOMBLES ‘Grand Banks’ squatted social centre. Opened 1 May 2004, evicted October 2009.	Z Mid 2000s Anarchist	Rob Harrison. SDS
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Action The biggest pre-emptive raid on environmental campaigners in British history, arresting 114 people believed to be planning direct action at the coal-fired power station in 2009. As Mark Kennedy was exposed after that, and the police failed to disclose involvement in organising this action the trial collapsed half way, and convictions were declared unsafe.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist environmental	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Reclaim the Streets An anti-car direct action movement which used street parties as political protest. Calling itself a disorganisation; a loose collection of environmentalists, anarchists and anti-captialists with no formal structure or agenda. From 1995 till about 2002, while the idea spread around the world.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist	Jason Bishop. SDS
Reclaim the Streets An anti-car direct action movement which used street parties as political protest. Calling itself a disorganisation; a loose collection of environmentalists, anarchists and anti-captialists with no formal structure or agenda. From 1995 till about 2002, while the idea spread around the world.	X Early 00s Anarchist	Jacqueline Anderson. Known as Jacqui. SDS
Reclaim the Streets An anti-car direct action movement which used street parties as political protest. Calling itself a disorganisation; a loose collection of environmentalists, anarchists and anti-captialists with no formal structure or agenda. From 1995 till about 2002, while the idea spread around the world.	Z1 Mid/Late 00s Anarchist	Jim Sutton. See: The Guardian Real name: Jim Boyling. SDS
Red Action Founded in late 1981 around the magazine Red Action by ex-SWP members to organise a more robust response to the fascist violence and confront groups such as the British National Party on the streets. Known for being the main organisational force behind Anti-Fascist Action. Existed till 2001.	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Red Action Founded in late 1981 around the magazine Red Action by ex-SWP members to organise a more robust response to the fascist violence and confront groups such as the British National Party on the streets. Known for being the main organisational force behind Anti-Fascist Action. Existed till 2001.	L Mid 80s Left Wing	Nicholas Green. SDS
Reinstate Steve Hedley Campaign In 2004, rail worker Steve Hedley lost his work through a contrived set of demands from rail contractor Westinghouse. A longtime activist with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), where he has since become an assistant general secretary.	Y Early/Mid 00s Left Wing trade union	Carlo Neri. Real name: coming soon SDS
Republican Forum The (Workers) Republician Forum was a debating group focused on republicanism within the United Kingdom, co-organised by Brian Higgins, a well-known radical building worker and secretary of the Building Workers Group.	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Rettendon protest camp/Save Gorse Wood campaign Camp set up to protest the A130 bypass that would destruct Gorse Wood, with five activists staying in tunnels for a record-holding forty days to prevent eviction of the camp.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist environmental	Rod Richardson. SDS
Revolutionary Communist Group Founded in 1974, by ex-members of IS (later SWP). During the late 1970s and early 1980s, involved in support for the Irish national liberation struggle, working with the Prisoners Aid Committee, Sinn Féin and the Troops Out Movement (TOM); 1980s participation in non-stop picket of the South African embassy, organised by the London Anti-Apartheid Group (also targeted).	J Early 80s Left Wing	Mike Hartley. (deceased) SDS
Revolutionary Communist Party A Trotskyist organisation formed in 1978, known as the Revolutionary Communist Tendency until 1981. Supporting Irish republicanism was central to the work of the RCP; founded the Irish Freedom Movement (IFM) in 1982.	J Early 80s Left Wing	Malcolm Shearing. SDS
Revolutionary Communist Party A Trotskyist organisation formed in 1978, known as the Revolutionary Communist Tendency until 1981. Supporting Irish republicanism was central to the work of the RCP; founded the Irish Freedom Movement (IFM) in 1982.	< O Late 1980s/Early 1990s Left Wing	Neil Richardson. Had a meeting in 1992 in a safe house with David Shayler, the MI5 officer and whistleblower. Shayler said the officer had been undercover for about four years, which was later confirmed by the Inquiry. SDS
Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist/Leninist) Communist party, rejected Maoism and aligned with Albania in 1979. In 1981 its 2nd Congress adopted the policy of giving unconditional support to the armed struggle of the Irish people and to its Republican leadership. Political struggle over the position on Ireland continued; RCL’s activists left the Troops Out Movement , and worked in the pro‐Republican, Irish Solidarity Movement .	J Early 80s Left Wing	Malcolm Shearing. SDS
Revolutionary Communist Tendency Spilt of from the Revolutionary Communist Group in 1976, which itself was a split of from the IS (later SWP) in 1973. Active in Workers Against Racism. Worked on Ireland in the early 1980s, created the Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign in 1979, which subsumed into the Irish Freedom Movement in1982.	H Late 70s/Early 80s Left Wing	Tony Williams. SDS
Revolutionary Internationalist League Founded in November 1984, it was the British section of the International Trotskyist Committee until 1991. In turn RIL founded the Movement for Justice, and often acted with them in supporting justice campaigns.	Q Early 90s Left Wing	Peter Johnson. Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Revolutionary Socialist Students Federation See also: SpecialBranchFiles.uk From the founding meeting in 1968, the aims are: ‘opposition to the control of education by the ruling class, support of all anti-imperialist struggles and solidarity with national liberation movements, opposition to racialism and immigration control, and workers’ .power as the only alternative to capitalism.’	A Late 60s Left Wing	John Graham SDS
Ricky Reel Campaign The family launched a campaign to try to find out what actually happened to Ricky, 20-year-old student, and how he came to his death. His body of this was discovered in the river Thames a week after he was abused by racists in 1997. Police inquiries only happened after pressure of the family; noone was ever found responsible for Ricky’s death.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. Shown a photo of Dave Hagen; unclear if there were other spycops. SDS
Roger Sylvester Campaign In 1999, Sylvester slipped into a coma and died after being restrained by eight police officers. An inquest jury ruled that he had been unlawfully killed. Officers had the verdict overturned on appeal.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Rolan Adams Campaign Family-driven campaign to get justice for Rolan Adams, a 15-year-old who was killed by a gang of 15 youths in south-east London in 1991.The family felt neglected by police, prosecutors and the media as they sought answers to what had happened. Supported by The Monitoring Group. In 2014, the family has been told by the Met that they were spied on.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28, and also:The Independent Informed by the Met they were spied on, no further info yet. SDS
Saving Iceland An international environmental campaign to defend the Icelandic Wilderness – the largest remaining wild area of Europe – from heavy industry, which started in 2004.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist environmental	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Sengul Family Must Stay Campaign Campaign ran by Movement for Justice in November 1997 to stop the deportation of Hakki Sengul, a Kurd, to northern Cyprus.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Sinn Féin (London) A left-wing Irish republican political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original organisation was founded in 1905, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party (with the other side becoming the Workers’ Party of Ireland) and has historically been thought of as the political wing of the now disarmed Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Sean Lynch. (deceased) SDS
Smash EDO A campaign aiming to close down EDO-MBM, a US company that was a major supplier of Raytheon as well as an arms manufacturer. It did so through a mix of direct action and mass demonstrations between 2004 and 2012.	Z1 Mid/Late 00s Anarchist anti-war	Marco Jacobs. NPOIU
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	V Late 90s/Early 00s IS/SWP	Dave Hagan. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	Y Early/Mid 00s IS/SWP	Simon Wellings. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	K Early/Mid 80s IS/SWP	Alan Bond. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	H Late 70s/Early 80s IS/SWP	Billy Biggs. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	E Early/Mid 70s IS/SWP	Bob Stubbs. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	H Late 70s/Early 80s IS/SWP	Colin Clark. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	V Late 90s/Early 00s IS/SWP	Dave Evans. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	F Mid 70s IS/SWP	Gary Roberts. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	F Mid 1970s IS/SWP	Geoff Wallace. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	H Late 70s/Early 80s IS/SWP	Geoff? See: The Guardian Interviewed as ‘Geoff’ by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	G Late 70s IS/SWP	Graham Coates. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	F Mid 70s IS/SWP	Jeff Slater. Withdrawn early due to ill health. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	B Late 60s/Early 70s IS/SWP	Jim/Jimmy (deceased). No full name found. Fell in love with activist, divorced, married her, they had a child. She’s abroad and can’t be found. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	O Late 80s/Early 90s IS/SWP	John Clinton. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	L Mid 80s IS/SWP	Lee Bonser. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	O Late 80s/Early 90s IS/SWP	Mark Kerry. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	H Late 70s/Early 80s IS/SWP	Micheal James. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	L Mid 80s IS/SWP	Mike Hartley. (deceased) SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	L Mid 80s IS/SWP	Nicholas Green SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	W 1990s IS/SWP	No name yet. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	N Late 80s IS/SWP	No name yet. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	H Late 70s/Early 80s IS/SWP	Paul Gray. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	J Early 80s IS/SWP	Phill Cooper. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	F Mid 70s IS/SWP	Roger Harris. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	L Mid 1980s IS/SWP	Stefan Wesolowski. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	D Early 70s IS/SWP	Stewart Goodman. SDS
Socialist Workers Party (International Socialists) (SWP) A far-left political party in Britain. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists (IS) in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The SWP has founded several united front organisations such as the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and the Stop the War Coalition in 2001.	G Late 70s IS/SWP	Vince Miller. SDS
South London Animal Action / Aid (SLAA) active on local campaigns such as against Battersea Zoo and fishing at Clapham Lake, against McDonald’s and shark fin soup in London’s Chinatown. Took part in national protests including those around live exports and Glaxo Wellcome in Stevenage. Also ran a vegan catering company, Green Marmoset, providing food at events to raise money.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights local group	Christine Green. SDS
South London Animal Movement (SLAM) (SLAM) formed around 1981/2. Had two branches in South London, and in Surrey in 1983. Campaigning against vivisection between 1984-1986, targeting Dr. Brian Meldrum, spokes-person for the industry and the Institute of Psychiatry where he worked. The animal experiments were funded by the US Army, the tobacco industry and the Medical Research Council.	L Mid 80s Animal Rights local group	Mike Blake. Real name: Mike Chitty. SDS
Spartacist League of Britain (also: Spartacist League/Britain) A Trotskyist political organisation in Britain. It is the British section of the International Communist League (Fourth Internationalist) and originated from a split in the US Socialist Workers Party in 1964. Main Activity was publication of newspapers Spartacist Britain (1978-84) and Workers’ Hammer (1984-2011).	H Late 70s/Early 80s Left Wing	Barry Tomkins. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
SPEAC Campaign Short for Stop Primate Experiments At Cambridge, the group campaigned against the plans for a research complex that would carry out experiments on monkeys. In 2004, the South Cambridgeshire district council turned down the planning application from Cambridge University. The group continued as SPEAK.	Z Mid 00s Animal Rights anti-vivesection	RC Not confirmed. Not known
SPEAK Campaign The campaign was born out of the success of its predecessor SPEAC stopping the a research lab in Cambridge. From 2004-2006, SPEAK campaigned against the proposed animal laboratory at Oxford University, and after its opening in 2008 continued as ‘SPEAK – The Voice for the RIGHTS of Animals’ against animal cruelty there.	Z2 Late 00s Animal Rights anti-vivesection	Gary & Abigail. Not confirmed. Not known
State of Emergency (Collective) /Sack Parliament State of Emergency was a London based direct action group which emerged from the anarchist milieu in mid-2006 to protest the UK’s government involvement in wars. Also went by the name Sack Parliament by which it was better known in late 2006. The group was very active mid-2006 to late 2007, when it disbanded.	Z Mid 2000s Anarchist	Rob Harrison. SDS
Stephen Lawrence Campaign (& Duwayne Brooks) Family-driven campaign to get justice after Stephen Lawrence was stabbed in a racist attack in 1993. Supported by The Monitoring Group, it exposed the lack of a serious investigation, corruption and it led to the Macpherson Public Inquiry which concluded that the Metropolitan Police were institutionally racist. The campaign was also spied upon, which was one of the reasons to start the current Inquiry.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan. See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Stephen Lawrence Campaign (& Duwayne Brooks) Family-driven campaign to get justice after Stephen Lawrence was stabbed in a racist attack in 1993. Supported by The Monitoring Group, it exposed the lack of a serious investigation, corruption and it led to the Macpherson Public Inquiry which concluded that the Metropolitan Police were institutionally racist. The campaign was also spied upon, which was one of the reasons to start the current Inquiry.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No further names yet. See: The Guardian Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Stephen Lawrence Campaign (& Duwayne Brooks) Family-driven campaign to get justice after Stephen Lawrence was stabbed in a racist attack in 1993. Supported by The Monitoring Group, it exposed the lack of a serious investigation, corruption and it led to the Macpherson Public Inquiry which concluded that the Metropolitan Police were institutionally racist. The campaign was also spied upon, which was one of the reasons to start the current Inquiry.	S Mid 90s Justice campaign	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Jun 2013 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Stoke Newington and Hackney Defence Campaign This community campaign was set up by local activists after 21-year-old black man, Colin Roach, died in the foyer of Stoke Newington police station in north-east London in 1983.	L Mid 80s Justice campaign	Timothy Spence. SDS
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) (1999-2014) was a major international animal rights campaign to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), Europe’s largest contract animal-testing laboratory. HLS tests medical and non-medical substances on around 75,000 animals every year, from rats to primates. The campaign employed a diversity of tactics.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Animal Rights anti-vivesection	Dave Evans. SDS
Stop the 70 Tour An anti-apartheid campaign which significantly disrupted the tours of the South African rugby and cricket teams of the UK in 1970. It was chaired by Peter Hain.	I 1970s Left Wing	Mike? See: The Guardian Real name: Mike Ferguson. Handler: Wilf Knight. Interviewed by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
Sumac Centre An anarchist social centre in Nottingham. It provides resources, meeting spaces and workshops for groups and individuals. It supports campaigning for human rights, animal rights, the environment, peace and co-operation worldwide. It is part of the UK Social Centre Network. The vegan caterer supporting activists Veggies is based there. Until 2002 it was called the Rainbow Centre.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist community centre	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
The Monitoring Group (TMG) Established in Southall (west London) in the early 1980s by community campaigners and lawyers to challenge the growth of racism in the locality. They supported family justice campaigns including those of Kuldip Singh Sekon, Ricky Reel, Micheal Menson, Stephen Lawrence, Zahid Mubarek and Victoria Climbie.According to the public inquiry, Suresh Grover, a founder and current director, ‘has been notified that he has been the subject of intelligence reports and has seen a redacted six-page summary’.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. No further info yet. SDS
Trapese TRAPESE (2004-2011) stood for ‘Taking Radical Action through Popular Education and Sustainable Everything!’. Used interactive workshops, games, films, trainings, to campign against border control and mostly to promote a radical perspective on climate change.	Z4 Early/Late 00s Anarchist	Mark Stone. Real name: Mark Kennedy. NPOIU
Trevor Monerville Justice Campaign In 1987, Trevor Monerville, then 19, was held at a police station and beaten; he suffered brain damage as result. A campaign to get justice for him was set up. In 1994, he was stabbed to death by five men. No one has ever been convicted of his murder. Police have admitted that the campaign had been spied upon.	T Mid/Late 90s Justice campaign	Mark Cassidy. Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Tri-Continental Leftwing paper which was, according to the Inquiry, published by this organisation ‘that allied itself to leftwing elements in Asia, Africa and Latin America’. However, the only zine of that name was published in Havana, Cuba.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing anti-colonial	Douglas Edwards. Known as Doug. SDS
Troops Out Movement London-based Irish soldarity group formed in 1973, demanding British Troops withdraw from Northern Ireland, and for a united Ireland. A campaign supported by the International Marxist Group, Big Flame, and varying Trotskist groups.	F Mid 70s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Rick Gibson. Real name: Richard Clarke. SDS
Troops Out Movement London-based Irish soldarity group formed in 1973, demanding British Troops withdraw from Northern Ireland, and for a united Ireland. A campaign supported by the International Marxist Group, Big Flame, and varying Trotskist groups.	E Early/Mid 1970s Left Wing Irish solidarity	David Hughes. SDS
Troops Out Movement London-based Irish soldarity group formed in 1973, demanding British Troops withdraw from Northern Ireland, and for a united Ireland. A campaign supported by the International Marxist Group, Big Flame, and varying Trotskist groups.	O Late 80s/Early 90s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Kevin Douglas. Had a meeting in 1992 in a safe house with David Shayler, the MI5 officer and whistleblower. SDS
Troops Out Movement London-based Irish soldarity group formed in 1973, demanding British Troops withdraw from Northern Ireland, and for a united Ireland. A campaign supported by the International Marxist Group, Big Flame, and varying Trotskist groups.	H Late 70s/Early 80s Left Wing Irish solidarity	Micheal James. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Uist Hedgehog Rescue Local campaign widely supporterd by mainstream wildlife organisations to stop the slaughter of over 5000 hedgehogs on the Hebridean Island of Uist, Scotland to protect birds in 2003.	Z Mid 00s Animal Rights local group	RC Not confirmed. Not known
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) A British and Irish trade union operating in the construction industry. It was founded in 1971, and merged into Unite on 1 January 2017.	T Mid/Late 90s Left Wing trade union	Mark Cassidy Real name Mark Jenner. SDS
Unison Largest public sector trades union in the UK. Formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions merged.	S Mid 90s Left Wing trade union	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Mar 2015 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
United British Alliance Fascist, anti-Islamic group.Foreunner of the English Defence League, but smaller and more short lived. Circa 2007.	Z2 Late 00s Far Right political org.	Rossco Macinnes. SDS shut down before deployment. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	A Late 60s Left Wing anti-war	Bill Lewis. Full cover name William Paul Lewis. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	D Early 70s Left Wing anti-war	David Robertson. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	A Late 60s Left Wing anti-war	John Graham Infiltrated VSC north London. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	A Late 60s Left Wing anti-war	Barry Morris. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing anti-war	Dick Epps. Interviewed as ‘Dan’ by BBC True Spies, 2002. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing anti-war	Don de Freitas. Infiltrated the campaign’s branch in Havering, Essex SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	A Late 60s Left Wing anti-war	Margaret White. Deployed for several months as the girlfriend of ‘Don de Freitas’. SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	B Late 60s/Early 70s Left Wing anti-war	Sean Lynch. (deceased) SDS
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign Broad coalition of groups formed in 1968 to oppose US war in Vietnam. Organised two mass demonstrations in London at Grosvenor Square were the US embassy was based in March and October 1968 and fired up other protest. Caused the founding of the spycops unit SDS.	A Late 60s Left Wing anti-war	No name yet. SDS
Wayne Douglas Justice Campaign Family campaign for justice for Douglas, 26, who died whilst being held at Brixton Police Station on suspicion of burglary. He had been held face down with his hands cuffed behind his back. Despite the jury accepting his death was caused by police restraint, they found that the heart failure was an accident. A further inquest was denied because it would cost too much, and would not lead to a different outcome.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Justice campaign	Dave Hagan (?) See also: UndercoverResearch.net Active in MfJ while it supported this campaign. SDS
Wayne Douglas Justice Campaign Family campaign for justice for Douglas, 26, who died whilst being held at Brixton Police Station on suspicion of burglary. He had been held face down with his hands cuffed behind his back. Despite the jury accepting his death was caused by police restraint, they found that the heart failure was an accident. A further inquest was denied because it would cost too much, and would not lead to a different outcome.	S Mid 90s Justice campaign	Peter Johnson. See: The Guardian, Jun 2013 Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
West London Hunt Saboteurs Focused on protesting fox hunts in the Thames Valley and Hampshire areas, though occasionally going further afield to protest mink hunts in the south west, such as the Ytene. Early 1990s.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights	Christine Green SDS
West London Hunt Saboteurs Focused on protesting fox hunts in the Thames Valley and Hampshire areas, though occasionally going further afield to protest mink hunts in the south west, such as the Ytene. Early 1990s.	S Mid 90s Animal Rights	Matt Rayner. SDS
Winston Silcott Campaign Revisited by Stafford Scott Silcott was convicted of the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during disturbances on the Broadwater Farm estate in London in 1985, but his conviction was later overturned after a campaign for his release.	W 1990s Justice campaign	No name yet. See: See Inquiry docs p.23-28. Informed by the Met they were spied on. Received copies of 16 heavily redacted intelligence files. No further info yet. SDS
WOMBLES W.O.M.B.L.E.S. is the acronym for: ‘White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles’ which used padding and other defensive equipment to counter agrressive police tactics in street protests. Launched in late 2000 it was one of the many offshoots of Reclaim the Streets, active during international summits, anti-war demos and MayDay protests in the early 2000s.	X Early 00s Anarchist	Dave Jones (Edward David Jones). also known as ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Edge’ NPOIU (and SDS) NPOIU part not confirmed yet.
WOMBLES W.O.M.B.L.E.S. is the acronym for: ‘White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles’ which used padding and other defensive equipment to counter agrressive police tactics in street protests. Launched in late 2000 it was one of the many offshoots of Reclaim the Streets, active during international summits, anti-war demos and MayDay protests in the early 2000s.	V Late 90s/Early 00s Anarchist	Rod Richardson. SDS
WOMBLES W.O.M.B.L.E.S. is the acronym for: ‘White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles’ which used padding and other defensive equipment to counter agrressive police tactics in street protests. Launched in late 2000 it was one of the many offshoots of Reclaim the Streets, active during international summits, anti-war demos and MayDay protests in the early 2000s.	X Early 00s Anarchist	Jacqueline Anderson. Known as Jacqui. SDS
Women’s Liberation Front Feminist group set up by Diane Langford, who with Abhimanyu Manchanda was central to the Revolutionary Marxist-Leninist League, a Maoist group that had played a significant role in the events of 1968. In the early 1970s the RMLL developed a focus on feminist issues and the growing women’s liberation movement; the WLF held study meetings and attended protests.	D Early 70s Left Wing	Sandra. Cannot remember her full cover name and no official record of it exist. SDS
Workers Revolutionary Party A Trotskyist group in Britain once led by Gerry Healy. In the mid-1980s, it split into several smaller groups, one of which retains possession of the name.	E Early/Mid 70s Left Wing	Michael Scott. SDS
Workers Revolutionary Party A Trotskyist group in Britain once led by Gerry Healy. In the mid-1980s, it split into several smaller groups, one of which retains possession of the name.	F Mid 70s Left Wing	Peter Collins. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Young Haganah The only known group of this name is the Haganah, the pre-state forerunner of the Israeli Defense Force, founded in 1920 in Jewish Palestine by the Labor-Zionists.	D Early 70s unknown political org.	Peter Fredericks. Spied on more groups, not yet identified by the Inquiry. SDS
Young Liberals The youth wing of the UK Liberal Party. Later to become the Liberal Democrats when it merged with The Social Democratic Party.	E Early/Mid 70s Left Wing	Michael Scott. SDS
Youth Against Racism in Europe An anti-racist organisation founded by the Committee for a Workers’ International (the international network of the Militant tendency), involved in justice campaigns in 16 countries in Europe. YRE was launched by an international demonstration of 40,000 people against racism, in Brussels in October 1992.	S Mid 90s Left Wing	Peter Johnson. Real name: Peter Francis. Other cover names: Pete Daley and Pete Black. SDS
Zero Collective A London-based group publishing the anarchist / anarcha-feminist magazine Zero in 1977-1978 the late 1970s. Described as ‘a mixed bag 1970s UK anarchist publication. Definitely a paper reflective of the times and elements composing the anarchist movement’.	G Late 70s Anarchist	Graham Coates. SDS

Undercover Research Group

Investigating political policing, spying on activists and undermining of dissent

Spycops Targets: a Who’s Who