Joined by Matt Kerr, we touch on the life of legendary communist and trade unionist Mick McGahey. We examine Mick's early life and how it shaped him, his trade union organising and work in the NUM, his vision of a workers parliament in Scotland, and the current state of our trade union movement today.

We draw lessons from his life and challenges that we all must learn from and how to reclaim our unions

Additional Reading :

Michael ‘Mick’ McGahey: Miner, communist and trade union leader - https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/285121/

From the ashes: McGahey’s warning against Scottish chauvinism - https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ashes-mcgaheys-warning-against-scottish-chauvinism

Matt Kerr Twitter - https://x.com/_Matt_Kerr

Morning Star - https://morningstaronline.co.uk/

Music Credit: 16 Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

Which Side are You On - The Almanac Singers

Twitter - https://x.com/SpectrePodcast_

Contact us - spectre.podcast.scotland@gmail.com

Joined by London Recruit, Steve Marsling, we explore the amazing story of the London Recruits and the fight against South African Apartheid. We explore the work that the recruits carried out: from planting pamphlet bombs, to setting up and operating safe houses. We draw the lessons learned from the work of a number of recruits and how we can apply it today

London Recruits resources & How to Master Secret Work - https://www.manifestopress.coop/product/how-to-master-secret-work-london-recruits

Ken Keable's London Recruits - https://www.londonrecruits.org.uk/index.php/reviews/28-london-recruits-edited-by-ken-keable

London Recruits film info - https://www.londonrecruits.com/

Music Credit: Holiday - Happy Mondays

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Twitter - https://x.com/SpectrePodcast_

Contact us - spectre.podcast.scotland@gmail.com

Joined by Cole from the Thistle of Socialism, we explore the history of socialist Ethiopia - the Peoples Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. We examine it's formation and the Derg era, the advances achieved under socialism, democracy within the socialist state, the difficulties it faces against western imperialism, lessons to be learnt, and more

Thistle of Socialism Twitter and YouTube - https://x.com/1917Thistle

https://www.youtube.com/@ThistleofSocialism

Music Credit: You Better You Bet - The Who

Dance With the Devil - Immortal Technique

Twitter - https://x.com/SpectrePodcast_

Contact us - spectre.podcast.scotland@gmail.com