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MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
How many other trade union leaders could claim to have stolen a firearm, drunk bleach, hospitalised several people, lived in a tent for six months to halt privatisation of a school, appeared before a High Court judge at the Old Bailey and then been elected president of their union, subsequently securing one of the most significant trade union amalgamations in recent history?
So, when Roberts turned 70 several weeks ago and released his autobiography, it was bound to be an interesting read. Something of a roller-coaster of a ride, it details his life from his birth in Bermuda and growing up in Portsmouth and Camden to his career as a teacher and trade unionist.
