The Jimmy Reid Foundation is hosting a meeting on ‘Scrutiny of Private Sector Delivery of Public Services – Reforming FoI law to deliver equal transparency in Scotland’. Katy Clark MSP has issued a consultation seeking… Read More »Meeting on FoI Reform – 6 March at 6pm
We are pleased to announce that Dave Watson, a longstanding member of our Project Board, has agreed to take the post of Interim Director. Dave was formerly UNISON Scotland’s head of policy and public affairs… Read More »New Interim Director
Christina McAnae, the first woman general secretary of Britain’s biggest union, UNISON, delivered the 9th Annual Jimmy Reid Foundation lecture in the Banqueting Hall at the Glasgow City Chambers on Thursday 6 October 2022. The… Read More »Video of 9th (2022) annual Jimmy Reid Foundation lecture given by Christina McAnea
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