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to keep armies, and that inevitably our armies must clash together. On that and on other grounds, I consider capitalism the most infamous, bloody and evil system that mankind has ever witnessed. My language is regarded as extravagant language, but the events of the past four years have proved my contention.
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To mark the 50th anniversary of MacLean's death in 1973 a 6 ft high cairn of
Scottish granite was unveiled at Pollokshaws, not far from Maclean's birthplace. Nan and her sister Jean attended the unveiling ceremony. The cairn was inscribed: "In memory of John Maclean, born in Pollokshaws on 24th
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was already free, while in 'democratic' Britain John
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is rotten to its foundations, and must give place to a new society. I had a lecture, the principal heading of which was "Thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not kill", and I pointed out that as a consequence of the robbery that goes on in all civilised countries today, our respective countries have had
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Well, John has been on hunger strike since July. He resisted the forcible feeding for a good while, but submitted to the inevitable. Now he is being fed by a stomach tube twice daily. He has aged very much and has the look of a man who is going through torture... Seemingly anything is law in regard
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Maclean was a supporter of Home Rule for
Ireland but originally opposed an independent Ireland because he was afraid that an independent Catholic Ireland would be disastrous. He later became committed to Irish independence as part of a worldwide anti-imperialist struggle. He wrote a pamphlet called
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Maclean died at home in
Pollokshaws, Glasgow on 30 November 1923, aged 44. His reputation was such that many thousands of people lined the streets of Glasgow to see his funeral procession pass. In the intervening time Maclean's funeral has become known as the largest Glasgow ever saw. He left a
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is the greatest menace to the human race... The best interest of humanity can therefore be served by the break-up of the
British empire. The Irish, the Indians and others are playing their part. Why ought not the Scottish? The corruption of the English communists and the position of the English
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British government's foreign policy towards Ireland was intended to "starve youths out of their native land" and Ireland's independence would decrease Irish emigration from to Scotland, thus allowing for more opportunities for Scottish workers. When the
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described him as one of the "best-known names of the isolated heroes who have taken upon themselves the arduous role of forerunners of the world revolution." He has been described by his daughter Nan Milton and by the publication
CounterFire as the "Scottish Lenin". The magazine
688:'s acceptance of a 'British' Communist Party was a mistake based on inadequate information. He believed that workers in Scotland could develop in a revolutionary direction more swiftly than their comrades in England and Wales, and in 1920 he attempted to found a
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November 1923. Famous pioneer of working-class education. He forged the Scottish link in the golden chain of world socialism". At the ceremony, Hugh MacDiarmid described Maclean as "Next to Burns, the greatest-ever Scot".
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in his "Ballant O John
Maclean". In 1948, MacDiarmid and Smith (among others) gave readings at a "huge mass meeting" at St. Andrew's Hall in Glasgow, organised by the Scottish-USSR Society to mark the 25th Anniversary of his death. The Scottish
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January 2015, Maclean collapsed while giving an outdoor speech and died of pneumonia. Several days before he had given his only overcoat to a destitute man from Barbados, Neill Johnstone.
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Maclean's daughter was Nan Milton, who helped found the John MacLean Society and served as its secretary. She copied all of her father's writings from his own and other publications in the
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and dropped Maclean's distinctive positions, so he left in disgust. He attempted to found a new Scottish Communist Party, without success. It seems that he may have become a member of the
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railed that "of all Maclean's foes not one was his peer" and described Maclean as "both beautiful and red" in his 1943 poem "Krassivy, Krassivy" This was the inspiration for the title of
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and it was his prominent role that led the Renfrewshire Co-operative Societies to pressurise local school boards to provide facilities for adult classes in economics.
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giant of socialism". David Sherry, author of the book 'John Maclean: Red Clydesider' considers him an "outstanding revolutionary leader".
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Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
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596:'The Irish Tragedy: Scotland's Disgrace' which sold 20,000 copies. Following the
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who then championed his ideas. Her first husband wrote a biography of Maclean.
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Young, James D. (1991). "John Maclean, Socialism, and the Easter Rising".
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This speech from the dock has passed into folklore for the Scottish
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2279:'Scotsmen, stand by Ireland': John Maclean and the Irish Revolution
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1632:"Red Clydeside II: John Maclean forged the Scots link in socialism"
1606:"The one weakness of the outstanding Scottish Marxist John Maclean"
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and traitors to their race", and condoned the assassination of a
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1898:"Remember When: 1973: Cairn unveiled in honour of John Maclean"
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to the working classes, and my contention has always been that
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which divided workers from one another, as he explained in his
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poet and novelist John Islay Francis (1924–2012) in his novel
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Scottish Labour Leaders 1918–1939: A Biographical Dictionary
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Scottish Labour Leaders 1918–1939: A Biographical Dictionary
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could only be improved by social revolution and it was as a
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representative in Scotland, he was not in harmony with the
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lay claim to Maclean's political legacy, particularly the
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were largely unsuccessful. Although he had been appointed
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1580:"The Scottish Lenin: The life and legacy of John Maclean"
406:. He heavily opposed the war, as he felt it was a war of
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as "The Irish fight for freedom", defended killings of "
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who were more reformist in outlook, such as his friend
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2006:(Ed. Dr. William Knox), Edinburgh, 1984, p. 179.
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The Voice of Labour, Autobiography of a House Painter
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previously a faction (or "platform") within the SSP.
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Maclean delivering his famous 'Speech from the Dock'.
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2140:, Vol. 77, Issue 251, pp. 421–429, October 1992
1697:"Welcome to GCU: the University for the Common Good"
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era. He was notable for his outspoken opposition to
1788:Sutton, Geoffrey, "Francis, John Islay (b. 1924)",
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John called upon the people to smash the profiteers
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2075:Battlepost of the Poor: The Legend of John Maclean
2020:Ed. Milton, Nan, Allison and Busby, London, 1978.
1408:Battlepost of the Poor: The Legend of John Maclean
432:. As a consequence, he became a full-time Marxist
917:And stoutly he defended, his every word and deed,
2376:People educated at Queen's Park Secondary School
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1302:"John Maclean, Socialism, and the Easter Rising"
1077:(Ed. Dr. William Knox), Edinburgh, 1984, p.179.
724:Death, legacy, reputation and in popular culture
246:", inspired by clan spirit. But his launch of a
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1684:The Complete Poems of Hugh MacDiarmid, Volume I
900:They wanted men for slaughter in the fields of
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892:The bosses and the judges united as one man,
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571:Eleven days later, Maclean was the official
1985:, Communist Party Scottish Committee, 1944.
1768:, Antwerp/La Laguna: Stafeto, 1978, 592p. (
644:started executing its opponents during the
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319:and then attended part-time classes at the
2221:"Red Clydeside:John Maclean's Pollokshaws"
1963:John Maclean: Martyr of the Class Struggle
1752:Cf. John Islay Francis|his article in the
1540:Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
471:Trial and imprisonment for sedition (1918)
299:; 1843–1888) was a potter who hailed from
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937:Maclean's life is celebrated in the play
371:Maclean was also an active member of the
303:and his mother Ann (1846–1914) came from
2386:Scottish Labour parliamentary candidates
1453:All Hail, the Scottish Workers Republic!
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2119:No. 11, New Year 1983, pp. 33–36,
1818:; Johansson, Sten "La granda romano" ,
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1779:by the Scottish Esperanto Association)
995:and typed them up, these were read by
919:Five years it was his sentence in the
757:Scottish Republican Socialist Movement
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2081:No. 1, Autumn 1979, pp. 9 – 12
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1973:John Maclean, Hero of Red Clydeside
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2243:John Maclean (26 September 1914).
2147:, Clydeside Press, Glasgow, 1992.
2032:John Maclean: A Working Class Hero
1955:, Proletarian Press, Glasgow, 1930
1388:from the original on 16 April 2018
1145:from the original on 29 April 2018
1111:, London: Socialist Reproduction,
1014:Scottish Workers' Republican Party
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642:Government of the Irish Free State
621:physical force Irish republicanism
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2371:Deaths from pneumonia in Scotland
2219:Ian R. Mitchell (November 2003).
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2145:John Maclean: Clydeside Socialist
1983:John Maclean, Fighter for Freedom
1664:from the original on 11 July 2018
1638:from the original on 10 July 2018
1612:from the original on 11 July 2018
1586:from the original on 10 July 2018
1560:from the original on 15 July 2018
1433:from the original on 15 July 2018
1163:Brian John Ripley and J. McHugh,
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894:For Johnny was a menace to their
714:Scottish Workers Republican Party
248:Scottish Workers Republican Party
148:Scottish Workers Republican Party
2341:Scottish prisoners and detainees
2037:McShane, Harry and Smith, Joan,
1900:. Herald Scotland. 9 August 2021
1041:Birth Certificate of John McLean
808:, a 1979 play by Glasgow writer
692:. This group renamed itself the
670:Communist Party of Great Britain
656:Formation of the Communist Party
260:Communist Party of Great Britain
58:February 1918 – Unknown
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2381:Scottish independence activists
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2092:Ripley, Brian J.; John McHugh.
1965:, Bakunin Press, Glasgow, 1932.
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2166:John Maclean Internet Archive
2113:, in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.),
1734:, Loanhead, 1973, pp. 196–197
1516:. 1 December 1923. p. 12
1416:No. 1, Autumn 1979, pp. 9–12.
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2396:People convicted of sedition
2245:"The Attitude of the B.S.P."
2197:"Red Clydeside:John MacLean"
2173:"Red Clydeside:John MacLean"
1770:reedited as an ebook in 2017
1427:"Up Scottish Revolutionists"
1410:, in Bold, Christine (ed.),
798:Stony Limits and Other Poems
602:Irish Republican Brotherhood
355:Social Democratic Federation
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430:Lorne Street Primary School
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2062:, Pluto Press Ltd., 1973.
1721:, London, 1975, pp. 45–46.
1508:"Death of Mr John Maclean"
1406:Raszkowski, Josef (1979),
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109:30 November 1923 (aged 44)
2229:University of Strathclyde
2205:University of Strathclyde
2181:University of Strathclyde
2133:. Bookmarks, London, 1998
1242:Vol. 77, Issue 251, p.424
939:The Wrong Side of the Law
737:(a leading member of the
652:expressing his "dismay".
625:Irish War of Independence
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690:Scottish Communist Party
579:for the constituency of
459:Relationship with Russia
449:Defense of the Realm Act
426:Defence of the Realm Act
400:Clyde Workers' Committee
252:Scottish Communist Party
229:Defence of the Realm Act
2391:People from Pollokshaws
2270:John Maclean: Socialist
2225:Glasgow Digital Library
2201:Glasgow Digital Library
2177:Glasgow Digital Library
2053:New Edinburgh Review 19
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674:Communist International
438:Scottish Labour College
359:British Socialist Party
311:and he was raised in a
264:British Socialist Party
2195:Michael Byers (2002).
1852:on Scottish music site
1814:5 October 2017 at the
1807:151:1 (January 2011),
1717:Smith, Sydney Goodir,
1073:Knox, William, (1984)
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1829:11 April 2016 at the
1764:Francis, John Islay,
1451:Maclean, John (1920)
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1743:Milton (1973), p. 11
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1281:Milton (1973) p. 168
1141:. 25 February 2013.
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323:, graduating with a
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1999:, Dunfermline, 1958
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