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Subjects include (transcript page numbers given in brackets): David Kirkwood, including his self-righteousness and his role as a shop steward at Parkhead Forge in resistance to dilution of labour arising from government policy in First Word War, which led to the deportation from Glasgow of Kirkwood and others (Q-1 to Q-4), attack by John Maclean in his “Speech from the dock” on Kirkwood’s boasting about the output of shells at Grants Mill after his return from deportation (Q-6 to Q-9), Kirkwood’s role in the Glasgow strike for a 40-hour week (Q-9 to Q-10), his claiming the credit for the ‘Queen Mary’ being built at Browns shipyard on Clydebank during the Depression (Q-12 to Q-13), his becoming discredited in the eyes of socialists, especially after entering the House of Lords (Q-14 to Q-16); John McGovern, including his strong position in the Independent Labour Party following his expulsion from the Labour Party in 1931 (Q-10 to Q-12); rowdy behaviour at launch of the ‘Vanguard’ battleship by Princess Elizabeth (Q-13 to Q-14); Emmanuel Shinwell, including his role in the 40-hour strike; (Q-16 to Q-17); denunciation of Darwinism and free thought by churchmen and debates on the issue on Glasgow Green (Q-17 to Q-18).

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