Working-class communist leader elected rector of an ancient Scots university
Then University of Glasgow student, Dougie Harrison, recall’s Reid’s election fifty-one years ago. In summer 1971, with every active communist
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1971-1972: Bohemians, Beatles, Bankies and a bouquet
Chris McGachy recalls a time when music was a political force to be reckoned within workers’ struggles. Fifty years ago
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UCS work in 50th anniversary
The founder of Scottish Left Review, Jimmy Reid, played a leading role in the one of the most successful campaigns
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