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May 2026 marks the centenary of the General Strike – nine days that shook Britain.
Follow the events as they unfolded, day by day.
The build-up to the General Strike
Between August 1925 and May 1926, battle lines were drawn on the field of class war. On one side stood the owners of capital, with the might of the British state behind them. On the other stood a powerful labour movement. By 1 May, this tense situation could no longer be ignored.
The 1926 General Strike as it happened – New two-week article series!
100 years on from the British General Strike, we are excited to announce a new two-week article series following the events of the strike day by day, across the regions of Britain. The RCP is keeping the flame of 1926 alive, and passing on these valuable lessons to a new generation of class fighters.
‘A Communist History of the British General Strike’ – New book out now!
Wellred Books Britain is pleased to announce the arrival of our newly-published book, written for the centenary of the 1926 British General Strike. Here, we publish the introduction written by Rob Sewell, as well as a quickfire interview with author Ben Gliniecki.
Ask The Communist: What is sectarianism?
One of the most common questions we are asked is: ‘Why don’t you join the other far-left organisations to make one big revolutionary party? Isn’t it sectarian of you not to do so?’ Here, Daniel Morley explains the real, scientific meaning of ‘sectarianism’.
How can the left fight back? May’s local elections
While Labour and the Tories are knocked out of the ring, dripping in hypocrisy and scandal, local elections this May pose a fight between the Greens and Reform. With the establishment on the ropes, how can the left deal a knockout blow?
Welsh Senedd elections: Anger against the status quo searches for an expression
Next week, the Welsh Senedd elections are set to produce an electoral earthquake with a historic collapse for Labour. But behind this shock lies a fractured anti-establishment expression in the form of Plaid, Reform and widespread absenteeism.
RCP summer recruitment campaign: Wipe out the Epstein class!
The Iran War, Jeffrey Epstein, inflation, rampant corruption, depraved sexual abuse and billionaires – ordinary people are connecting the dots, and that is why we are launching a summer campaign: “Wipe out the Epstein class! Join the fight for revolution!”
“All you had to do was pay us enough to live” – warehouse arson vents class rage
“A lot of people are going to understand,” Chamel Abdulkarim reportedly said just moments after burning down the 1.2 million square foot warehouse where he worked. He wasn’t wrong. His sentiment resonates deeply among workers far and wide.
Polanski sets out to make Greens “the party of the workers”
Building on their new radical, anti-establishment image, Polanski’s Green Party is now consciously presenting itself as the party of the working class, and is reaching out to the organised labour movement. What does this reveal to us?
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