Mark Kennedy: A journey from undercover cop to ‚bona fide‘ activist

No one suspected Mark Kennedy was undercover when he joined environmental activists – but has he now switched sides?

He turned up with long hair, tattoos and an insatiable appetite for climbing trees. Few people suspected anything odd of the man who introduced himself as Mark Stone on a dairy farm turned spiritual sanctuary in North Yorkshire.

He had come alone on 12 August 2003, in the middle of a heatwave, for a gathering of environmental activists known as Earth First.

Apart from the fact that „Stone“ was apparently well-paid and ate meat, he appeared no different from the hundreds of other activists who gathered under marquees to smoke weed, play guitars and plan protests. (more on guardian.co.uk)