AN INQUIRY into undercover policing must “take back control” from the Met, an activist deceived into a relationship with an undercover officer has said.
Helen Steel’s partner John Dines was a member of the Metropolitan Police’s Special Demonstration Squad, which targeted protest groups until it was disbanded in 2008.
The unit is one of several under scrutiny at the undercover policing inquiry, which has been beset by delays since it was announced in 2014.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
JOHN GREEN has doubts about the efficacy of the Freedom of Information Act, once trumpeted by Tony Blair
BEN CHACKO reports on the struggles against sexism, racism and the brutish British state that featured at Matchwomen’s Festival this year


