Glasgow

:For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation)

Politics

Glasgow has a long history of supporting socialist ideas and politics. The city council has been controlled by the Labour party for 30 years. Its socialist roots spring from the city's days as an industrial powerhouse, and continue through the previously mentioned levels of relative poverty among some Glaswegians. In the 1920s and 1930s the city's strikes and revolutionary fervour caused serious alarm at Westminster, with one uprising causing tanks to be sent onto the city's streets. Later, strikes at the shipyards gave rise to the "Red Clydeside" tag. During the 1930s, Glasgow was the main base of the Independent Labour Party. Towards the end of the 20th century it became a centre of the struggle against the poll tax, and then the main base of the Scottish Socialist Party, a major left wing party in Scotland.

Related Topics:
Socialist - Labour - Westminster - Red Clydeside - 1930s - Independent Labour Party - 20th century - Poll tax - Scottish Socialist Party

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