Rent control caused housing stock to deteriorate because nobody was paying for its upkeep. The Wheatley Act's inter-war estates used up all the building land in the suburbs of Glasgow until the 1950s when, with central areas becoming dreadful slums, the only places to put the people were Easterhouse and Drumchapel. I doubt whether Sheridan agrees with me. He inherits a colourful tradition, but it is not quite as colourful as he paints it. But now Scotland runs her own affairs again, she must confront the real legacy of Red Clydeside.
Myth is romantic, but a clear head is even better for policy-making.
He was born and brought up in Edinburgh.