Glasgow history: red or wretched?
When the Clyde Ran Red singularly fails to live up to its title (and dustcover — a picture of the crowds in Glasgow’s George Square on “Bloody Friday”, 1919). The expression “Red Clydeside” refers to a period of industrial and political unrest on the Clyde, from around the start of the First World War until the 40 Hours Strike of 1919 and the subsequent capture of 10 of Glasgow’s 15 constituencies by the Independent Labour Party in 1922. Such events are covered in Craig’s book. But not very well. There is no mention, for example, of the strikes which swept through about 25 engineering...