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Subjects include (transcript page numbers given in brackets): break by McShane’s branch of the British Socialist Party from the main party in 1920 because of an apparent lack of political leadership (D1-D4); campaign visits to various Scottish towns in 1920 with John Maclean and others (D5-D9); production and sale of Maclean’s leaflets (D9-D10); Jimmy McDougal, including his effective speaking style (D13-D18); McShane’s difficulties in continuing to campaign largely single-handedly to provide food to the imprisoned Maclean in 1921-1922 until he himself was arrested (D15-D16); imprisonment of Sandy Ross for revolutionary statements during the miners’ lock-out of 1921 (D18-D20).

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