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Shrewsbury 24 justice campaigners alerted MPs to "shocking" new evidence of a vicious conspiracy by the state machine against innocent trade unionists yesterday.
And trade union leaders warned that success in the battle to clear the Shrewsbury pickets is vital if the murky anti-union activities of today's secret police are to be curbed.
Campaign activists led by actor and former imprisoned Shrewsbury picket Ricky Tomlinson went to Downing Street, nerve centre of the Establishment plot against innocent building workers 40 years ago.
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
Labour movement history in Britain shows workers secured reforms through collective pressure and political representation, rather than being gifted from above, writes KEITH FLETT
Inspired by a hit TV show, KEITH FLETT takes a look at the murky history of undercover class war
In part II of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY explores how witch-hunting drives took hold in the Civil Service as the cold war emerged in the wake of WWII