If You Don’t Run They Can’t Chase You

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About the Book: 

It would be easy to despair at the state of the world today. But we must not. Indeed, we cannot.

In this book Neil Findlay brings together first-hand testimony from people who have played crucial roles in social justice campaigns. Their stories are personal, political and unforgettable. They say a lot about dignity, integrity, courage and humanity. We can apply what we learn from them to build a sustainable and fair society for generations to come.

Activists, social justice campaigners, trade unionists and environmentalists will find this collection inspirational, emotional and educational. And they will understand why it is titled If You Don’t Run, They Can’t Chase You.

With contributions from ‘Andrea’, Margaret Aspinall, Alex Bennett, Brian Filling, Maria Fyfe, Elaine Holmes, Mark Lyon, Alistair Mackie, Olive McIlroy, Tony Nelson, Paul Quigley, Terry Renshaw, Dennis Skinner, Dave Smith, Jim Swan, Louise Taggart and Yvette Williams.

We must examine the campaigns and struggles people have gone through, listen to their stories, study their actions and in turn look at the world now, and apply what we have learnt.

Reviews: 

These inspiring portraits will move you to continue the struggle. OWEN JONES, Journalist and author of This Land: The Struggle for the Left.

Findlay has done an outstanding job with this highly responsible and necessary work that opens up a goldmine. ANGUS REID, Morning Star

Neil Findlay’s book couldn’t have arrived at a better time. The stories of his working-class heroes remind us that true social justice is still worth fighting for. KEVIN MCKENNA, The Herald

About the Author:

NEIL FINDLAY was born in 1969, the son of a bricklayer and a primary school teacher. Brought up in the working class village of Fauldhouse in West Lothian, after leaving school at 16 he was an apprentice and tradesman bricklayer for ten years with his father’s small business, became active in his local Labour Party and struck up a great friendship with Tam Dalyell mp. After returning to education, Neil worked in social housing before becoming a schoolteacher. A West Lothian councillor for nine years, he was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2011, serving in various front bench posts and contesting the Scottish Labour leadership election in 2015. He acted as Scottish Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign manager in two Labour Party leadership elections. Neil enjoys fishing, golf, gardening and going for a pint.