I'd forgotten about this case until Ricky Tomlinson was on the radio today talking about his campaign to have his and the rest of the Shrewsbury 24s' convictions overturned.
For the uninitiated, the Shrewsbury 24 were flying pickets that were jailed for allegedly committing all manner of crimes, including affray and unlawful assembly.
Here's their website for anyone interested in following the case: http://ift.tt/1sN9lLc
It's disturbing that the government won't release the relevant papers, citing some spurious security concerns. Mind, I can imagine what the papers will show, after what we've seen from the stuff released in the last few years (e.g. Hillsborough, Thatcher wanting to let Liverpool rot etc).
I interviewed Ricky Tomlinson a few years ago for a magazine article about his childhood growing up in a council house. He's a good man, and a proper old school passionate unionist. Wish there were more like him these days.
For the uninitiated, the Shrewsbury 24 were flying pickets that were jailed for allegedly committing all manner of crimes, including affray and unlawful assembly.
Here's their website for anyone interested in following the case: http://ift.tt/1sN9lLc
It's disturbing that the government won't release the relevant papers, citing some spurious security concerns. Mind, I can imagine what the papers will show, after what we've seen from the stuff released in the last few years (e.g. Hillsborough, Thatcher wanting to let Liverpool rot etc).
I interviewed Ricky Tomlinson a few years ago for a magazine article about his childhood growing up in a council house. He's a good man, and a proper old school passionate unionist. Wish there were more like him these days.
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