David Wise

Content on or about David Wise (1943-), writer, construction worker and member of King Mob. David was the twin brother of Stuart Wise.

Building workers rally in Liverpool against a union sell-out

Reflections on The lump by Dave Lamb - Dave Walton

A couple of decades on after the publication of the controversial Solidarity pamphlet on the lump (a way of casualising construction work),…

Once upon a time there was a place called Nothing Hill Gate…

A personal account covering 20 years of working class history in Notting Hill, including the…

Critical assessment of "Wildcat Spain" book

A look back at Wildcat Spain encounters democracy by one of the translators.

Rubbish piles up during the winter of discontent

Long lost wildcat strikes in the UK, 1960s - 1990s

Interesting article with snippets of analysis and often personal anecdotes about a number of unofficial strikes in the UK since the 1960s.

Riot in St. Pauls, Bristol, 1980

Like a summer with a thousand Julys …and other seasons…

Expansive overview and analysis of the early 1980s strikes and riots in the UK.