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| Women speak out on documentary about undercover police officers | Women speak out on documentary about undercover police officers |
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| It is well worth listening to the BBC Radio Four documentary on the legal action being brought by the group of eight women. | It is well worth listening to the BBC Radio Four documentary on the legal action being brought by the group of eight women. |
| The File on Four documentary interviewed some of the women who say they were tricked into forming long-term relationships with undercover policemen. | The File on Four documentary interviewed some of the women who say they were tricked into forming long-term relationships with undercover policemen. |
| One thing which comes across again is the level of intrusion into the lives of the women. | One thing which comes across again is the level of intrusion into the lives of the women. |
| For example, one woman, called Lily in the documentary, had a two-year relationship with Mark Kennedy, who infiltrated the environmental movement for seven years. | For example, one woman, called Lily in the documentary, had a two-year relationship with Mark Kennedy, who infiltrated the environmental movement for seven years. |
| She describes how Kennedy, then pretending to be "Mark Stone", moved in with her and a group of her friends and became involved in "pretty much every aspect of my life". | She describes how Kennedy, then pretending to be "Mark Stone", moved in with her and a group of her friends and became involved in "pretty much every aspect of my life". |
| He was at her grandmother's 90th birthday where he seemed very "comfortable". | He was at her grandmother's 90th birthday where he seemed very "comfortable". |
| Lily's mother said :"He seemed absolutely devoted to my daughter. He used to stay here, slob around, watching TV with us, all that stuff that you do in a relaxed way with people in the family". | Lily's mother said :"He seemed absolutely devoted to my daughter. He used to stay here, slob around, watching TV with us, all that stuff that you do in a relaxed way with people in the family". |
| Lily told the BBC why she is taking the legal action : "It wasn't just that someone lied to me, it was that there was a whole team of secret people digging away at my life - and personally for me it is very important to know how deeply they were intruding into my private space". | Lily told the BBC why she is taking the legal action : "It wasn't just that someone lied to me, it was that there was a whole team of secret people digging away at my life - and personally for me it is very important to know how deeply they were intruding into my private space". |
| "These shadowy figures were presumably making decisions about my dinner dates and whether or not I was going to spend the night with my boyfriend, reading emails, listening to phone calls - deeply personal stuff." | "These shadowy figures were presumably making decisions about my dinner dates and whether or not I was going to spend the night with my boyfriend, reading emails, listening to phone calls - deeply personal stuff." |
| I wonder if the undercover officers who had these relationships will listen to the programme and where some of them are now. | I wonder if the undercover officers who had these relationships will listen to the programme and where some of them are now. |
| The documentary, which was broadcast last night, is here and will be repeated at 5pm on Sunday. | The documentary, which was broadcast last night, is here and will be repeated at 5pm on Sunday. |
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