http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles Articles tagged 'nail' on Nottingham Indymedia... en-us 40 <p>The Mark Kennedy case has thrown the world of police and private spying on activists into the spotlight. One of the many revelations about Kennedy is that he can be linked to private spying company Global Open. Kennedy worked as a consultant for them and set up his own company, Tokra, using the address of Global Open director Heather Millgate.</p> <p>Nottingham Indymedia can reveal that a second spy linked to Global Open, Paul Mercer, was actively involved with environmental and animal rights campaigns in Nottingham, including <a href="http://www.nail.uk.net/" title="NAIL">Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill (NAIL)</a>. Mercer was involved in groups in Nottingham in the period 2002-2007.</p> <p>Mercer was publicly exposed for his role in spying on anti-arms trade campaigners, Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) in 2007. His contract for the operation was finalised through Global Open.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong> <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/01/471946.html">The &lsquo;censored&rsquo; Mark Kennedy article</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/01/471916.html">Mark Kennedy, Global Open Ltd and E.ON</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368346.html">BAE admits paying agents to investigate CAAT</a> | <a href="http://nottinghamshire.indymedia.org.uk/2006/04/338183.html">NAIL Public Debate 12/4/06</a></p> <p><strong>Previous Features:</strong> <a href="http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/870">Undercover police officer back in the spotlight</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/10/466477.html">Mark Kennedy/Stone exposed as undercover</a></p> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:22:30 +0000 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/941 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/941