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'''Des Warren''', together with [[Ricky Tomlinson]], received the longest sentences of the [[Shrewsbury 24]]. Together they were known as the "Shrewsbury Two".
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'''Des Warren''', together with [[Ricky Tomlinson]], received the longest sentences of the [[Shrewsbury 24]] strikers. Together they were known as the "Shrewsbury Two".
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Warren was regarded as an energetic strike leader. As well as his work setting up pickets and speaking at union rallies and conferences, he demanded a minimum wage (of £1 an hour) and campaigned to put an end to "the lump" — a practice prevalent on non-unionised building sites, whereby the employee surrendered their employment rights in return for a cash lump sum with no tax or insurance deducted.<ref name="indieobit"/><ref name=gaud/>
  
 
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Ricky Tomlinson and others continue to campaign for the UK government to release documents on the event and to posthumously clear the name of Des Warren.
 
Ricky Tomlinson and others continue to campaign for the UK government to release documents on the event and to posthumously clear the name of Des Warren.
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His death in 2004 from Parkinson's Disease has been linked with the long-term effects of the treatment he received during his incarceration, in particular the "[[Chemical cosh|liquid cosh]]" – a cocktail of tranquillisers administered to inmates.<ref name="indieobit">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/des-warren-6170658.html</ref><ref name=gaud>https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/01/guardianobituaries.politics</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 8 March 2022

Person.png Des Warren  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(construction worker)
Des Warren.jpg
Born10 October 1937
Died24 April 2004 (Age 66)
Member ofShrewsbury 24
Together with Ricky Tomlinson, Des Warren received the stiffest sentences of the Shrewsbury 24.

Des Warren, together with Ricky Tomlinson, received the longest sentences of the Shrewsbury 24 strikers. Together they were known as the "Shrewsbury Two".

Warren was regarded as an energetic strike leader. As well as his work setting up pickets and speaking at union rallies and conferences, he demanded a minimum wage (of £1 an hour) and campaigned to put an end to "the lump" — a practice prevalent on non-unionised building sites, whereby the employee surrendered their employment rights in return for a cash lump sum with no tax or insurance deducted.[1][2]

Blacklisting

He was sentenced for "conspiracy to intimidate" whilst picketing in Shropshire in 1972, imprisoned and blacklisted.

Publication

His autobiography, The Key To My Cell put forward his version of events, and what he considered "the real conspiracy" — that the arrests were part of a plan to intimidate the trade union movement.

Campaign

Ricky Tomlinson and others continue to campaign for the UK government to release documents on the event and to posthumously clear the name of Des Warren.

Death

His death in 2004 from Parkinson's Disease has been linked with the long-term effects of the treatment he received during his incarceration, in particular the "liquid cosh" – a cocktail of tranquillisers administered to inmates.[1][2]


 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Government conspiracy against 1972 UK builders’ strike exposedArticle15 December 2015Barry MasonOn 3 February 2021, the surviving Shrewsbury 24 pickets fought to clear their name in a two-day hearing at the Court of Appeal after they were criminalised for going out on strike in 1972.
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