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Jimmy Reid: A Scottish Political Journey by Kenny MacAskill (Hardcover, 2017)
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Jimmy Reid's funeral in 2010 was attended by Gordon Brown the former Prime Minister, Alex Salmond the First Minister and other leading politicians. Eulogies were given by his friends Sir Alex Ferguson and Billy Connolly. Crowds lined the streets for the funeral cortege. The Daily Telegraph described Reid as the `greatest MP Scotland never had' in its obituary. Yet to date there has been no biography of the man who was an iconic figure in Scotland and hugely popular both as a politician and then as a TV and media commentator. Written with the approval and input of his family and friends it provides an insight into the man and his life. MacAskill's biography describes Jimmy Reid's rich and varied life from his upbringing in Govan, a senior full time official for the Communist Party of Great Britain, as well as his role in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilder's work-in which ran for 16 months from June 1971 to October 1972. He was active in the trade union movement, and his political career took him from the CPGB to the Labour Party and eventually to the SNP and the cause of Scottish independence. The biography also covers his later career in the media as an acclaimed newspaper and magazine columnist and gifted television presenter. Underpinning the personal story is Scotland's changing political landscape, transforming a land of council housing and manufacturing industry to owner occupied and financial services.Product Identifiers
PublisherBiteback Publishing
ISBN-139781785902796
eBay Product ID (ePID)239366969
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Book TitleJimmy Reid: a Scottish Political Journey
AuthorKenny Macaskill
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height241mm
Item Width163mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorKenny Macaskill
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 28 Dec, 2022
Great read
It’s another great read from Jimmy Reid and not an easy book to get hold of today in hardback so I was pleased to be able to purchase it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
