UK: Guardian article - Police in £9m scheme to log 'domestic extremists: 'Thousands of activists monitored on network of overlapping databases'

01 October 2009

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'Thousands of activists monitored on network of overlapping databases (all Guardian, link) and:
- How police rebranded lawful protest as 'domestic extremism' - Forces gather details of single-issue protesters - • Activists claim monitoring has echoes of the cold war
- Spotter cards: What they look like and how they work: "These so-called "spotter cards" are issued by police to identify individuals they consider to be potential troublemakers because they have appeared at a number of demonstrations."
- Activists repeatedly stopped and searched as police officers 'mark' cars
- Campaigner uncovers police files for £10 and a letter
- Police forces challenged over files held on law-abiding protesters
- Met hired lawyers to contest the findings of G20 protest inquiry
- Kingsnorth: How climate protesters were treated as threat to the country

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