Entertainment For Lively Minds
When The Clyde Ran Red
Posted by 57vintage on 2 February 2012 - 3:52pm.
It's About:
Red Clydeside, pre and post the First World War, when it looked like revolution was inevitable in the second city of the Empire. The Riot Act was read, tanks and militia were on the streets and leaders were incarcerated. The author, with obvious delight, recounts how the little people fought their own important battles as the well-known icons of the struggle, including John MacLean, John Maxton and Davie Kirkwood, headlined on the main stage.
Length of read:
Medium
Might appeal to people who enjoyed:
Austerity Britain, Family Britain, Never Had It So Good, White Heat etc
One thing you've learned:
Whilst the high-profile giants of the struggle were engaged in establishment-terrorising strikes, walk-outs and confrontations, waitresses in a Glasgow tearoom took determined action to improve their lot, empowered by what they saw as the inevitability of social change.
