Events

A SOCIALIST, PRO-INDEPENDENCE, ALTERNATIVE FOR STUDENTS.

We are students who believe in an Independent Socialist Scotland. We are Red Strathclyde.

TL;DR.  

Join Us as we watch the 1998 Classic Mini-Series; "A Very British Coup". Telling the story of fictional left-wing Labour leader Harry Perkins - and the UK establishments attempt to discredit him.

The Long Version

*OPEN TO ALL STRATHUNION MEMBERS*

Red Strathclyde are a Student Society at the University of Strathclyde. We are students who passionately believe in, and campaign for, an Independent, Socialist, Scotland.

"Harry Perkins, an unassuming, working class, very left-wing Leader of the Labour Party and Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central, becomes Prime Minister in March 1991. The priorities of the Perkins Government include dissolving all newspaper monopolies, withdrawal from NATO, removing all American military bases on UK soil, unilateral nuclear disarmament, and true open government. Newspaper magnate Sir George Fison, with allies within British political and civil service circles, moves immediately to discredit him, with the United States the key, but covert, conspirator. The most effective of the Prime Minister's domestic enemies is the aristocratic Sir Percy Browne, Head of MI5, whose ancestors "unto the Middle Ages" have exercised subtle power behind the scenes. However Harry finds support in Joan Cook, a loyal Member of Parliament (MP) and Home Secretary; and Thompson, Perkins' Press Secretary; Inspector Page, his Head of Security and Sir Montague Kowalski, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser. It provides an intimate view of the machinations of a particularly British political conspiracy." - Wikipedia

Join us for our first social event of the year - before we break for the stress of exam season. We will be watching all three episodes of this classic series - which should last approximately three hours total.

We are hoping to get snacks arranged for the evening - but feel free to bring your own along as well!

If you are looking for a Socialist society that is Activist based then we are the grouping for you - we hope to see you along, who knows we may even persuade you to sign up to the society! ;)