Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A mụrụ McLaren na Edinburgh tupu ọ kwaga Livingston na West Calder, ebe ọ nọrọ ọtụtụ oge nwata ya. Nna nna ya bụ onye na-egwu shale na onye otu Independent Labour Party na West Calder. Nna ya bụ onye otu Kọmunist nke Great Britain na mgbe e mesịrị Democratic Left Scotland. Nne ya bụ onye bụbu onye otu Socialist Workers Party. Ezinụlọ ya bụ ndị na-eme ihe ike maka "Ee, Ee" votu na
Ntuliaka 1979 banyere ikewapụ nke Scotland.