Phil Chamberlain

Phil Chamberlain is a freelance journalist who has written for a number of national newspapers and magazines. He is also a senior lecturer in journalism at the University of the West of England. The b

How the state infiltrates, targets and blacklists activists – the revelations keep on coming

Last week the Metropolitan police admitted some of what trade unionists already knew about the activities of the secret state – that Special Branch had supplied information to corporate blacklisting organisations.

By Phil Chamberlain

/ 28 Mar 2018

Building the blacklist: police spies and trade unionists

In 2009 a UK construction industry blacklist, administered by a private company holding files on thousands of people, was busted. Evidence is now emerging of police involvement, bringing yet another layer to the scandal of police spies and state surveillance.

By Phil Chamberlain

/ 22 May 2014