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UK: McLibel leaflet was co-written by undercover police officer Bob Lambert

22 June 2013

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"An undercover police officer posing for years as an environmental activist co-wrote a libellous leaflet that was highly critical of McDonald's, and which led to the longest civil trial in English history, costing the fast-food chain millions of pounds in fees."

Exclusive: McDonald's sued green activists in long-running David v Goliath legal battle, but police role only now exposed (Guardian, link)

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