MI5 helped make deeply prejudicial propaganda documentary broadcast during 1973 trials of the Shrewsbury 24 trade unionists including Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson, court hears
Members of Shrewsbury 24 which include Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson, are trying to overturn convictions for offences including unlawful assembly
Group were construction workers who picketed building sites in Shrewsbury during the 1972 national builders strike in a bid to improve working conditions
Two-day hearing set to take place at Court of Appeal where lawyers representing 14 of the group s members will argue that their convictions should be quashed
The legal team say a documentary aired during the original trials was deeply prejudicial and mean convictions are unsafe and should be quashed as a result
ON FEBRUARY 3-4 2021, the Court of Appeal will hear the appeals of the north Wales building workers who were prosecuted for picketing during the 1972 national building workers’ strike.
Six received prison sentences and 16 received suspended prison sentences. Only two were found not guilty. They have all maintained their innocence of all charges.
Due to the risks from coronavirus and government travel restrictions, we are unable to ask supporters to gather at the court to show their solidarity. We will provide updates on our website.
The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign was launched in 2006 to overturn this miscarriage of justice.
The campaign represents 12 pickets including Dennis Warren (deceased), John McKinsie Jones, Kenneth O’Shea (deceased), John Clee, William Pierce, Terence Renshaw, Patrick Kevin Butcher, Bernard Williams, Alfred James (deceased), Samuel Roy Warburton (deceased), Graham Roberts (deceased) and John Kenneth Seaburg (deceased).