It was exciting when it started, then comfortable and domestic, and over time we grew apart. If it had been real, our relationship wouldn’t have made a chapter in a memoir. But Mark was a fictional character, contrived by the British state to violate me and undermine the values I hold dearest. And the entire time, EN31 was sitting around the corner, writing it all down, watching our lives unfold.
In 2003, British police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental groups, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. Kate Wilson fought back. She took the Met to court, at times battling alone without funding or legal representation, enduring further state surveillance, psychological intrusion and state harassment. It took her nearly 20 years to uncover the eerie truth about Britain’s secret political police. This is her story. It might be yours.
In 2003, British police infiltrated a group of idealistic young environmental groups, forming sexual relationships and spying without warrant on hundreds of innocent civilians. Kate Wilson fought back. She took the Met to court, at times battling alone without funding or legal representation, enduring further state surveillance, psychological intrusion and state harassment. It took her nearly 20 years to uncover the eerie truth about Britain’s secret political police. This is her story. It might be yours.
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Disclosure gives us some of the deepest insights yet into the inner workings of Britain's secret political police. It is a gripping, very personal but highly measured, account of shocking police oppression and corruption, deployed against people trying to make the world a better place. The book demonstrates how campaigners have bravely and meticulously exposed the undercover units which since 1968 have targeted over 1,000 mainly progressive and left wing campaign groups. Movements for much needed change continue to be supported by millions of members of the public, and cannot be suppressed. They are not only essential if humanity is to progress, but are in fact on the right side of history - unlike those who have now been forced to apologise for the spying
The British police thought it could use and discard Kate Wilson, but it messed with the wrong woman. Her courage, determination, clarity and insistence on justice are absolutely awe-inspiring
This story of the betrayal of a brave eco-activist is a searing page-turner. The criminalisation of Kate Wilson and her fellow campaigners was truly shameful. Disclosure firmly places the British police on the wrong side of history