Battle of George Square
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The Battle of George Square was a violent confrontation in Glasgow, Scotland between City of Glasgow Police and striking workers, centred around George Square. The "battle", also known as "Bloody Frid
David Kirkwood and Willie Gallacher being detained by City of Glasgow Police at the City Chambers
Medium Mark C tanks and soldiers at the Glasgow Cattle Market in the Gallowgate
Red Clydeside
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Red Clydeside was an era of political radicalism in Glasgow, Scotland, from the 1910s until the early 1930s. It also referred to the area around the city on the banks of the River Clyde, such as Clyde
Battle of George Square
…of 1923 eventually saw the first Labour government come to power under Ramsay MacDonald. The region's socialist sympathies earned it the epithet of Red Clydeside. The Battle of George Square has become part of both left-wing and Scottish nationalist folklore, where it is often couched in explicitly anti-capitalist…
Willie Gallacher
Mary Barbour
Manny Shinwell