William 'Willie' Gallacher (1881-1965) was a lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Largely self-educated, he had an adventurous life that took him from the small Scottish town of Paisley to Fordist America and Revolutionary Russia. He led the Clyde Workers' Committee during the First World War, was one of the founding members of the British Communist Party and served as the Communist MP for West Fife from 1935-50.

• CHAPTERSForeword Gary SmithIntroduction, 2017 John Callow1. Early Days2. John McLean and Some Others3. The February Strike4. 'We Are Not Paying Increased Rent'5. The 'Jingoes' Try Their Hand6. The Clyde in Wartime7. Conscription and Prison8. Workers' and Soldiers' Councils9. Last Days of John McLean10. The Battle of George Square11. I Meet Lenin12. After the General Strike

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William 'Willie' Gallacher (1881-1965) was a lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Largely self-educated, he had an adventurous life that took him from the small Scottish town of Paisley to Fordist America and Revolutionary Russia. He led the Clyde Workers' Committee during the First World War, was one of the founding members of the British Communist Party and served as the Communist MP for West Fife from 1935-50.

• CHAPTERSForeword Gary SmithIntroduction, 2017 John Callow1. Early Days2. John McLean and Some Others3. The February Strike4. 'We Are Not Paying Increased Rent'5. The 'Jingoes' Try Their Hand6. The Clyde in Wartime7. Conscription and Prison8. Workers' and Soldiers' Councils9. Last Days of John McLean10. The Battle of George Square11. I Meet Lenin12. After the General Strike

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William 'Willie' Gallacher (1881-1965) was a lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Largely self-educated, he had an adventurous life that took him from the small Scottish town of Paisley to Fordist America and Revolutionary Russia. He led the Clyde Workers' Committee during the First World War, was one of the founding members of the British Communist Party and served as the Communist MP for West Fife from 1935-50.

• CHAPTERSForeword Gary SmithIntroduction, 2017 John Callow1. Early Days2. John McLean and Some Others3. The February Strike4. 'We Are Not Paying Increased Rent'5. The 'Jingoes' Try Their Hand6. The Clyde in Wartime7. Conscription and Prison8. Workers' and Soldiers' Councils9. Last Days of John McLean10. The Battle of George Square11. I Meet Lenin12. After the General Strike

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