Undercover

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The True Story of Britain's Secret Police

By Rob Evans and Paul Lewis

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Undercover by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis exposes the intricate world of undercover policing in the UK. It reveals how covert operations have deeply impacted political and activist movements over the years. The book investigates the tactics and implications of these secretive practices on both individuals and society at large.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by real-life tales of undercover operations, exploring the fascinating world of covert police work. It delves into the ethical complexities and societal impacts, providing an eye-opening perspective on the lengths authorities may go to in policing and surveillance. If you have an interest in current affairs, especially related to civil liberties and state power, this book offers a compelling read.

Undercover

The breathtaking expose of a top-secret campaign of surveillance against British citizens, now fully updated.

Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police, by Paul Lewis and Rob Evans, is the breathtaking exposé of a top-secret campaign of surveillance against British citizens, now fully updated for paperback.

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The gripping stories of a group of police spies—written by the award-winning investigative journalists who exposed the Mark Kennedy scandal—and the uncovering of forty years of state espionage.

This was an undercover operation so secret that some of our most senior police officers had no idea it existed. The job of the clandestine unit was to monitor British 'subversives': environmental activists, anti-racist groups, animal rights campaigners.

Police stole the identities of dead people to create fake passports, driving licences, and bank accounts. They then went deep undercover for years, inventing whole new lives so that they could live incognito among the people they were spying on. They used sex, intimate relationships, and drugs to build their credibility. They betrayed friends, deceived lovers, and even fathered children. And their operations continue today.

Undercover reveals the truth about secret police operations—the emotional turmoil, the psychological challenges, and the human cost of a lifetime of deception—and asks whether such tactics can ever be justified.

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Undercover by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis provides a gripping and detailed exploration of covert police operations infiltrating protest groups over decades. The book is praised for its thorough investigative research and compelling narrative, illuminating systemic abuses of power within UK policing. Critics commend how the authors balance storytelling with factual analysis, making it both an engaging and enlightening read.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783350346

Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Guardian Faber Publishing

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 262g

Pages: 352

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Paul Lewis Politics & Current Affairs Rob Evans

About the Author

Paul Lewis, the Guardian's Special Projects Editor, is the journalist behind revelations about police involvement in the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests. He is the winner of the Bevins Prize for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and was voted Journalist of the Year and the British Press Awards 2010. Rob Evans, a Guardian reporter since 1999, has won awards for exposing corruption such as BAE's corrupt payments and for his freedom of information work. He is the author of Gassed, a book published in 2000 revealing British chemical warfare experiments on soldiers.