Trust and Infiltration in Activism

This is a special supplemental episode this week featuring friend of the show and investigative journalist Samantha Asumadu (@SamanthaAsumadu)

This episode continues Sam Asumadu’s interview with Tom Fowler on the topic of the Spycops inquiry, and the degree to which the British state has attempted to scuttle any and all social justice protests, while at the same time ensuring the far right has a free pass. Tom is the host of the Spycops Info Podcast, which is available here: https://spycops.info/

If you missed part 1, check it out here: https://five.libsyn.com/show/episodes/view/32524677

Spycops may not be a familiar story to American listeners, but the summarized version is: the British state has recently admitted to using secret deep-cover police to infiltrate activist groups for over 30 years, using stolen identities and encouraging officers to enter into relationships with activists (to include fathering children) only to abandon them once their mission ended.

As Sam describes in this episode, the surveillance (and sabotage of activist groups) is something still happening to this day.

Check out Tom's work and social media posts here: https://x.com/tombfowler

Check out Sam's bio and newsletter here: https://samanthaasumadu.substack.com/about

For more of Sam's investigative work, check out the following links:

https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/06/27/labour-forde-report/

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/07/30/priti-patel-conservative/

https://samanthaasumadu.substack.com/p/this-is-unusual

https://www.thecanary.co/long-read/2024/08/09/axis-of-evil-new/