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Jimmy Reid: Walking with History is the
long-anticipated posthumous autobiography of one of the most influential
political voices of the twentieth century.
Compiled from fourteen years of in-depth conversations with
journalist and close collaborator Brian McGeachan, the book captures Reid's
life as trade union leader, orator, broadcaster and political activist. Best
known internationally as the leading figure in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
work-in of 1971-72, Reid helped secure thousands of jobs and demonstrated a
powerful alternative to industrial conflict through workers' control and
discipline.
Born in Govan during the Depression, Reid's life intersected
with the major political currents of his age: communism, labour politics,
nationalism and the struggle for social justice. His election as Rector of the
University of Glasgow in 1971 led to his famous 'rat-race' address, later
described by The New York Times as "the greatest speech since the
Gettysburg Address." Its critique of alienation, inequality and moral
compromise continues to resonate across generations.
Reid went on to become a respected journalist and
BAFTA-award-winning broadcaster, engaging global audiences through
documentaries and debates while remaining rooted in the experiences of
working-class Scotland. With a Foreword by Neil Kinnock and contributions from
figures including Tony Benn and Billy Connolly, Walking with History is
both an intimate personal narrative and a vital historical record of modern
Britain.
