The state's pedlars of fear must be brought to account | Simon Jenkins

Why have a private firm run police to spy on a few greens? The Ratcliffe Six case is a warning story of securocrats out of control

So "Mark Stone" was not acting alone. The most extraordinary feature of the police penetration of the green movement was the alleged presence of a woman constable, "and others … lots of others." I looked again at the picture of the Ratcliffe Six, who appeared to be "greens" from central casting. It recalled Chesterton's satire on the early Met police special...