Without Quarter by Russell Galbraith

Without Quarter by Russell Galbraith

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The biography of Tom Johnston - this is the story of a remarkable and much-loved Scottish politician and a deeply principled and respected man.

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Without Quarter by Russell Galbraith

Journalist and statesman Tom Johnston (1881-1965) was considered by many as the greatest Scotsman of his time.In founding the popular Glasgow-based newspaper, Forward, in 1906, he created a platform for lively socialist and nationalist debate inScotland for over half a century. Johnston moved into active politics in 1922 to become one of the Clydeside group of MPs, rising to becomeone of the great Secretaries of State for Scotland in the wartime coalition under Churchill. After 1945 he was chairman of a number of publicorganizations, including the Scottish Tourist Board, the Scottish National Forestry Commission and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board(1946-59), and oversaw the monumental hydro-electric schemes which revolutionised Scottish power supply.This is the story of a remarkable and much-loved politician and a deeply principled and respected man.

Russell Galbraith has been a working journalist for more than 60 years, starting as a staff trainee with the former Kemsley Newspapers Group in Glasgow. He enjoyed stints as a reporter on the Glasgow Evening News and the Sunday Mail before moving to Edinburgh and The Scotsman in 1958. Four years later he joined Scottish Television as a reporter-interviewer on Here and Now, becoming, in turn, programme editor, director, head of news, current affairs and sport, and assistant controller of programmes. After nearly 30 years with STV, and several programme awards, he joined a leading independent production company as managing director. He continues to work as an independent producer, freelance journalist and author.

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ISBN 13 9781780274713
ISBN 10 1780274718
Title Without Quarter
Author Russell Galbraith
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2018-07-19
Number of pages 336
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