The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them by constant vigilance as to how they exercise the power they only hold in trust… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned upon. Privileged access to the corridors of power through family connections and a kind of old… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
Arthur Scargill’s leadership of the miners’ strike has been a disgrace. The price to be paid for his folly will be immense. He will… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government,… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
The political spectrum is not linear but circular. In my experience the extreme left always ends up rubbing shoulders with the extreme right. They… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
Government by the people for the people becomes meaningless unless it includes major economic decision-making by the people for the people. This is not… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned… — Jimmy Reid Copy Share Image
