Reid, a legendary trade union campaigner who fought to save shipbuilding on the Clyde, was a supporter of independence before his death in 2010.
Humza Yousaf has hailed the legacy of legendary trade union campaigner Jimmy Reid and claimed it makes him "determined to lead Scotland to independence".
Reid stood as a general election candidate for both the Communist and Labour parties in the 1970s but later joined the SNP. Yousaf said: “Jimmy Reid was a trailblazer in so many aspects of his life, and one of the most influential figures in Scotland’s 20th century political history.” Speaking ahead of the lecture, he said: “Our ambition is to build better lives for this and future generations, with good jobs, lower poverty and higher living standards.
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