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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:42, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

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Alienation (Jimmy Reid speech)

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The sunken former RMS Queen Elizabeth
The sunken former RMS Queen Elizabeth
  • ... that "a rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings"? Dirct quote from speech eg: Text of the speech as published by Glasgow University
    • ALT1:... that Jimmy Reid was inspired to write his speech on social alienation after witnessing the emotional reaction of Clyde shipbuilders to the sinking of the former RMS Queen Elizabeth (pictured) in 1972? "he claimed that when he wrote the address he was influenced by some old shipyard workers he had met in Connolly's bar some months before, 'wiping away their tears' at the news of the sinking of the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong harbour" from: Knox, W. W. J.; McKinlay, Alan (2019). Jimmy Reid: A Clyde-built man. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-78962-492-2. page 144
    • ALT2:... that Jimmy Reid's inaugural speech as Rector of Glasgow University had "previous Rectors, among them Gladstone, Disraeli and Sir Robert Peel ... spinning in their graves"? quote taken from Knox, W. W. J.; McKinlay, Alan (2019). Jimmy Reid: A Clyde-built man. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-78962-492-2. page 144

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:54, 19 August 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Fascinating article, tks for your work! I think ALT2 needs reworking to use, since the spinning in their graves is an opinion, not a fact. ALT0 is the most hooky imo. (t · c) buidhe 06:06, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks buidhe, ALT0 is my favourite too - Dumelow (talk) 08:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
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