Episode 43: 'Shoddy and thoroughly dishonest' - The SDS Closing Report

The Undercover Policing Inquiry recently disclosed the closing report of the Special Demonstration Squad, written in 2008. Returning regular guest Donal O'Driscoll of the Undercover Research Group sits down with regular host Tom Fowler to review it's contents. They discuss what the substance of the report reveals, how the authorities knew about the unit's malpractices years earlier than claimed and if published sooner, why the conclusions feel prescient about the outcomes of any report on the first three tranches of the Inquiry. You can download and read the report for yourself Tranche 3 of the inquiry is currently ongoing, with both Donal and Tom attending every day of hearings, you can keep up with all the coverage by following the social media links on our newly relaunched website The thumbnail is of a Special Branch commemorative retirement gift watch, it's is unknown if these were issued to former SDS officers or not.

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This episode was published on Oct 30, 2025.

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