Mark Thomas on UK Police Database of Protesters

Oct 2009: Comedian and activist Mark Thomas responds to news that he is on a secret police database of "domestic extremists", the term coined by police to describe anyone involved in public protests.

Mark Thomas responding on Comment is Free:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/oct/25/doth-i-pro...

How police 'spotter cards' work:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/25/spotter-cards#

More on this story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/25/police-domestic-extremists-database
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/25/police-surveillance-protest-domestic...


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[MiraginXXX]

In the old days the definition of a domestic extremist would of been someone who vacuumed their house twice a day and cleaned their windows 3 times a week ..

[NomadSpirit555]

did he say he is chuffed that he is on the list...

lol

[rg3rard]

2 years on and no "dislikes"

[coveneyr]

@MiraginXXX Too true - reading your post cheered me up!

[DJpopel]

"Anarchists in slippers"

loool. I think that describes a large part of the "activist" community quite well.

[bigdogs10]

im probably somewhere on there...

[cfosuklaw]

makes you wonder why they dont want a hoodlie culture!!!