Word: clydebank
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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CHAPTER III: A cool rain is falling on Clydebank. Labor's ex-Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrives at 11:45 a.m. outside the iron gates at John Brown's yard. He is just in time for a warm welcome by shop stewards, a quick briefing on the takeover, and a noon lunch with the workers. He pumps hands with worried men in flat checked caps and tells one apprentice: "This is a grim time, lad." After a spot of tea and a puff on his pipe, Wilson climbs onto a chair and says: "I am here on behalf...
...Clydebank, meanwhile, the shop stewards man the gates, checking that no machinery or materials are being trucked away. But the first firings are scheduled for this week. Will the peaceful "workin" turn violent? Equally dramatic, if not quite so important: Will Sailor Ted's team win the coveted Admiral's Cup? To be continued...