(1:43) The working class brethren of Holland (-"That's in the Netherlands" -) sent telegrams of support. To send money - hooray 🎉 To send goods - Yippee 🎁. To adopt your kids - Hoo 🤔ah.. What?!
7.43 The 55 year old jobless fella who seems obsessed with being shot , ironically when he left Scotland , before returning , used to work in a Gun Shop.
Jimmy Reid came from nothing and ended up respected by everyone no matter what side of politics they were on. He understood the dignity of labour and what a job meant to the social fabric of the area. A hero of mine despite having completely opposite politics.
If you understand the “dignity of labour” and the importance of employment, how can your politics be the opposite of his? How on earth can he be your “hero” if you directly disagree with his politics??
I knew nothing of him prior to him being featured as part of Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain series a couple of years back. That and his prominence in the BBCs recent: "something that belongs to all of us" promo campaign. Time to find out more I think!
When the working class was respected by Governments . Now 3rd world working rights & conditions 0 hours & so called Labour have done nothing to get rid of 0 hours slave labour .
@@Kamina1703 to their credit, they are the party that introduced the national minimum wage and a big part of their manifesto in 2017 and 19 was to abolish Zero hours contracts. Don't tell me they'd do nothing.
@@hazelwray4184 indeed it wasn't, but for people to dismiss as "Labour won't do bugger all", regardless of which wing is ruling, is disingenuous. I'd rather have a new Labour government than any sort of tory one that's for sure
@@whatamalike Here! Here! How can anyone be foolish enough to vote Conservative after the last couple of years (let alone at all…) and honestly say things are going well? Boris and Brexit? What a goddamn state this country is in.
