The Cost-of-Living Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Our Trade Unions The Foundation is delighted to announce that Christina McAnea, the first woman general secretary of the largest union in Britain, UNISON, will be giving the… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation 2022 annual lecture
This meeting will examine the lessons to be learnt from Joe Strummer so the left can fight its own cultural war against the right. Joe Strummer (1952-2002), as lyricist and leader of The Clash, did… Read More »Music as a terrain of struggle for the left – lessons from Joe Strummer and The Clash – virtual meeting, 7pm Thurs 14 July
Both language and leaders are critical to understanding the ‘how’ and ‘why’ some campaigns become mass, popular and successful campaigns while others do not. Here, Professor Gregor Gall will use the work of Professor Chik… Read More »‘UCS work-in: reflections on language and leaders’ virtual meeting, 7pm Thurs 16 June
The Jimmy Reid Foundation, in association with Pluto Press, is pleased to announce the publication of a major new book on the past, present – and critically – future of society in Scotland. Priced at… Read More »Publication of ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’
On the 50th anniversary, Jim Phillips, Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow gave a talk on Jimmy Reid’s famous ‘rat race’ University of Glasgow rectorial address. The talk was for… Read More »Jimmy Reid’s ‘rat race’ speech – an appreciation 50 years on
Ahead of its official publication date of 20 May 2022, the Jimmy Reid Foundation (supported by UNISON Scotland) launched its major new publication, ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’ at a… Read More »STUC launch of ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’ book
Fifty years ago today, 28 April 1972, Jimmy Reid gave his powerful and influential address to the University of Glasgow in the Bute Hall, having been elected as its rector, the position to represent the… Read More »Fifty years ago today, Jimmy Reid made his ‘the rat race is for rats’ speech
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is delighted to announce from 1 April 2022 it began operating as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). Our registration number with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR) is SC051331.… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation now operating as a charity
The report of the Education reform consultation on behalf of Professor Ken Muir, University of the West of Scotland and Independent Advisor to the Scottish Government was published on 9 March 2022. On behalf of… Read More »Muir education review submission
The Jimmy Reid Foundation was pleased to be among the forty plus organisations in Scotland signing the response drawn up by the Human Rights Consortium Scotland to the UK Government’s proposals to reform and replace… Read More »Reid Foundation supports Human Rights Consortium Scotland response to human rights reform