Jimmy Reid
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 15 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 9,1932 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Govan |
| Glasgow | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 10,2010 |
| Died | Inverclyde Royal Hospital |
| Greenock | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Politician |
| Journalist | |
| Books | Reflections of a Clyde-built Man |
| As I Please | |
| Power Without Principles: New Labour's Sickness and Other Essays | |
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| ID | 435023 |
Jimmy Reid Life story
James Reid was a Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist born in Govan, Glasgow. His role as spokesman and one of the leaders in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in between June 1971 and October 1972 attracted international recognition.