Political activist, writer and researcher into #spycops. Proud 'conspicuous irritant to the establishment...'
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Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
UN Special Rapporteur on rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association calls on UK to uphold its international human rights obligations following entry into force of the UK Crime and Policing Act and calls for ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
For anyone that wants a long read…
One day my shorter read second witness statement will also be published!
The Inquiry has at least - at long last - finally published the witness statement of @emilyapple (not that you'd likely notice this from following the UCPI's own feeds)...a mere 55 days after giving oral evidence!
#spycops
ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploa…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
When you know a sexual predator is standing for a position of public trust and power, what else can you do? Andy Coles is unfit to stand @Conservatives @PeterboroughCC @BBCPolitics @PeterboroLive #Spycops #SexRing #GroomingGang
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Spycops were colluding with the blacklisters in destroying the lives of ordinary trade unionists. Those officers must be brought to account for their actions and the facts about the backlisting collusion involving the police must be brought into the open.
constructionnews.co.uk/gover…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Why is @ucpinquiry not shouting this from the rooftops? The cross-force top cop body NPCC has apparently decided to pull in its oars and significantly slash its cooperation with the #spycops inquiry!
And Mittens is reduced to begging them to reconsider!
ucpi.org.uk/publications/rul…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
#Spycops, police, protests & authoritarianism by activist lawyer @_PaulHeron
counterfire.org/article/paul…
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“Perverse & Against the Public Interest”
Open Letter to Sir John Mitting signed by unions, parliamentarians & those targeted by undercover police, calls for #spycops inquiry to hear evidence from #blacklisted worker.
ikandp.co.uk/post/open-lette…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
The latest twist in the #Mandelson scandal has brought UK Security Vetting into the public eye. The shady gov. body is well known to the Blacklist Support Group who highlighted its role in #blacklisting in our 2025 statement to the #spycops inquiry.
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Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
After many years of campaigning, @orgreavejustice have won a public inquiry!
Let's hope it functions better than the @ucpinquiry has, centres the voices of those most affected and provides them with some answers.
Please spread the word to anyone who may have evidence to share.
CALL FOR EVIDENCE The Orgreave Public Inquiry formally launched by Government. Please contribute to the inquiry & circulate this information & print leaflet off if you can to give to people who don’t use computers & smartphones THANK YOU
otjc.org.uk/orgreave-inquiry…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
The Inquiry has published the provisional schedule for the Tranche 3 (Phase 3) hearings which will commence on Monday 15 June.
ucpi.org.uk/2026/04/08/provi…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Goodness, what could all those long stretches of apparent inactivity in the
@urban75
posting career of terminally online undercover officer Robert Hastings HN18 possibly mean?
#spycops
ALT THE URBAN75 ONLINE HISTORY of Metropolitan Police Special Branch undercover officer DETECTIVE CONSTABLE ROBERT PAUL EDWARD HASTINGS also known as 'ROB HARRISON' 'DJ BOOGIE KNIGHT' and 'ROB ALIAS' using the identities 'BOOGIE BOY' 'FICTIONIST' 'BOOGIEKNIGHT' and 'BEATS & PIECES'
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
This is getting ridiculous @ucpinquiry - it’s nearly three weeks since I gave evidence and my statement(s) and transcript still haven’t been published.
Message to @ucpinquiry - please could you publish my witness statement(s). These were supposed to go up the day I gave evidence. There’s a lot I didn’t get to say in evidence that is covered in my statement and a lot I want to quote from and use. This delay is unacceptable.
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Nice thread about my witness statement to the #spycops inquiry by @ParkMediaAndFilm - one of the better reviews I’ve received for my published work.
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Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Update on Judicial Review against Sir John Mitting’s ruling that bans me from giving oral witness evidence at the #spycops inquiry:
18 Dec - JR submitted
23 Mar - a judge is finally been allocated to deal with my application
What don’t the establishment want the public to hear?
10 months after submission, my witness statement has finally been published by #spycops inquiry. The chair cites the statement as one of the reasons he is NOT allowing me to give evidence. His decision is currently being challenged in a Judicial Review.
ucpi.org.uk/wp-content/uploa…
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
🧵There's been a lot of evidence on overt and covert police targeting in T3 of the #spycops inquiry and its consequences both personally and politically. In my case it lead to two mental health breakdowns.
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So there was one bit of HN3 - cover name Jason Bishop's targeting of me that I had a restriction order over. However, what I've always happy to put in the public domain is that he was both very involved in, and very encouraging of, covert actions.
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Hasting's ex-partner is 1 of many casualties in #spycops families. The institutionalised misogyny evidenced by this gang-member's testimony is reflective of the disgusting culture within Special Branch that has impacted so many women. We only know the tip of the iceberg.
The #spycops officer Robert Hastings says that his decisions whilst working in the SDS led to the eventual destruction of his then relationship with the mother of his children
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
Please feel free to contact core participants to the #spycops Inquiry in advance of the Orgreave Inquiry beginning. Any tips we can share, we will. Very glad your evidence will be heard! Solidarity!
Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
@tombfowler has rounded up a whole panel of #spycops experts to review today’s evidence!
The sound doesn’t work at the start so fast-forward to 2:30 minutes in…
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Donal O'Driscoll retweeted
The #spycops officer Robert Hastings says he reported on the child of the female activist from No Borders so it would be easier to identify her. Says he was looking for anything of value