Keir Hardie Society
On August 15, 2010 (the 154th anniversary of Hardie's birth) the Keir Hardie Society was founded at Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life. The society aims to "keep alive the ideas and promote the life and work of Keir Hardie". Amongst the co-founders was Cathy Jamieson who at the time was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the constituency of Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, which covers the area where Hardie lived most of his life.
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