We know that you, the organized workers of the country, are our friends… As for the rest, they do not matter a tinker’s curse.
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| Birth: | 18th October, 1884 |
| Death: | 8th May, 1986 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Shinwell was born in Spitalfields, London, but his family moved to Glasgow, Scotland. His father was a Polish Jew who had a small clothing shop and his mother a Dutch Jew—was a cook from London. He educated himself in a public library and at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. He enjoyed sport, particularly boxing, and he was the trainer of a local football team.
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