SCOTTISH youth activists on a specially chartered bus from Motherwell left half an hour after my train from Glasgow Central — but they still managed to arrive at the Durham Miners’ Gala half an hour ahead of me.
While trade unionists once feared for the future of the Big Meeting in the post-mining era, the crowd now looks more youthful each year.
Some are energised Labour Party joiners and union members who speak of “Fomo” — fear of missing out — if they don’t make the annual pilgrimage.
While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
