There's always chicken to eat.If there’s no food and medicines on the shelf come January some might be eating their words
The Paras and a number of other units have been trained in response to Civil Disruption as a matter of course.
The issue is whether the Intelligence Services and Tactical Support Units use agent` provocateurs to agitate and provoke civil disorder, in order for the state to justify further reductions in civil liberties on grounds of "public order" and "security".
I went to see "By Any Means Necessary" in Nottingham - a play written by one of the victims of Mark Kennedy [undercover copper]"If we are going to have an opposition, we may as well control it" (Lenin)
In the heyday of the various riots. There was a large group of anarchists that used to turn up mid afternoon...in time for the TV cameras, smash a few things, they seemed to like the windows of banks and such. Bit of handbags with the cops, seemingly no arrests, then disappeared until the next time.
If anyone's been following the "spy cops" inquiry. It's been apparent that almost every protest group, even the most innocuous have been infiltrated by the police since the 60's. A number of them always seemed to have vans, and ideas for actions. Agent provocateurs.
Along with setting up long term relationships with female members, in some cases having children...then just disappearing. Which is the main reason why the inquiry is now taking place.
Not to mention they are now able to break Any law by law in the national interest@l @r00fie1.
For anyone uninitiated on such subjects, I'd recommend finding and watching a copy of Alan Bleasdale's GBH series from the early 90s. As well as a stunning turn by Robert Lindsay as a pretty much undisguised Derek Hatton and strong support from Michael Palin and Lyndsay Duncan among others, it also contains a pretty detailed and at times eye-watering dissection of how MI5/Special Branch directed all the social unrest/rioting. Plus, watch it anyway because it's a fantastic and multi-levelled drama/comedy, with music by Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey."If we are going to have an opposition, we may as well control it" (Lenin)
In the heyday of the various riots. There was a large group of anarchists that used to turn up mid afternoon...in time for the TV cameras, smash a few things, they seemed to like the windows of banks and such. Bit of handbags with the cops, seemingly no arrests, then disappeared until the next time.
If anyone's been following the "spy cops" inquiry. It's been apparent that almost every protest group, even the most innocuous have been infiltrated by the police since the 60's. A number of them always seemed to have vans, and ideas for actions. Agent provocateurs.
Along with setting up long term relationships with female members, in some cases having children...then just disappearing. Which is the main reason why the inquiry is now taking place.
Unite the Union claims that undercover police officers with the SDS spied on trade unionists “for four decades”. The union also claims that in regard to the prosecution of building workers resulting from picketing at a Shrewsbury building site in 1972:Peter Francis, an undercover police officer who served in the SDS [Special Demonstration Squad] from 1993-1997, has said that he carried out covert surveillance of members of the National Union of Teachers (now the NEU), the CWU, the FBU and UNISON. Another undercover officer, Mark Jenner (‘Cassidy’) posed as a joiner to become a member of UCATT in 1996-1998. Senior union officers, many now retired or dead (such as Ken Cameron, former General Secretary of the FBU) believed that they were spied upon by undercover police officers. Some of the women Core Participants [to the UCPI] who were subject to relationships with undercover police were active trade unionists. For example, we understand that Helen Steel was a UNISON safety rep and sat on a UNISON national committee. Donna McLean was a TGWU shop steward working in the homelessness sector. ‘Alison’ was a NUT representative in Islington.
Thought the policeman did well to stop the poor chap from falling over.What's the difference between these two videos?
Both taken during times of lockdown/restrictions?
Two different protests which both groups of people are well within their rights to protest.
London has a problem.
Fall or dragged?Thought the policeman did well to stop the poor chap from falling over.
He was falling and he was caught. He didn't look well at all.Fall or dragged?
The other video was taken down.
I saw Robert Lindsay in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels a few years ago, he was simply brilliant.For anyone uninitiated on such subjects, I'd recommend finding and watching a copy of Alan Bleasdale's GBH series from the early 90s. As well as a stunning turn by Robert Lindsay as a pretty much undisguised Derek Hatton and strong support from Michael Palin and Lyndsay Duncan among others, it also contains a pretty detailed and at times eye-watering dissection of how MI5/Special Branch directed all the social unrest/rioting. Plus, watch it anyway because it's a fantastic and multi-levelled drama/comedy, with music by Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey.
it's not been passed yet!Seems some french film are angry about a new law that's been passed making it illegal to film police officers.
The law is off to a great start, well...
Did you watch the full video bear?He was falling and he was caught. He didn't look well at all.
it's not been passed yet!
He was falling and he was caught. He didn't look well at all.