The Undercover Policing Inquiry found that from 1968 to 2010, police infiltrated over 1,000 political organizations, with only three groups justifying such actions.
Chairman Sir John Mitting concluded the Special Demonstration Squad should've been disbanded in the '70s, stating that public knowledge of their actions would have led to its swift termination.
An investigation revealed that undercover officers may have supplied information to industry leaders about blacklisted left-wing laborers, supporting claims by workers that they were monitored.
The Economic League, formed in 1919, actively managed a blacklist to prevent left-wing individuals from gaining employment, which was exposed by ITV in 1987.
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