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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 aftermath of the General Strike
The TUC had publicly promised that it had called off the strike to allow for an “honourable peace”. In reality, this defeat heralded a brutal counter-offensive by the bosses. The legacy of this defeat weighed on the labour movement for decades.
12 May – Day nine of the General Strike
Terrified by the growing strike, the TUC general council decided that the only way to calm things was an unconditional surrender. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, they went to Downing Street hat-in-hand, prepared for any humiliation to keep the situation from running out of their control.
11 May – Day eight of the General Strike
Dark clouds began to gather on 11 May, as the strike entered its eighth day. At noon a government spokesman stated that “without being unduly optimistic, the tide has turned.” They knew that, with the connivance of the TUC leaders, the strike would soon be over.
May elections 2026: A funeral for the two-party system
Nationalists. Populists. Insurgents. Independents. None of the above. These were the assorted winners of yesterday’s May elections. The losers? Labour, the Tories, and the two-party system. We are entering into a new era of heightened instability: economically, politically, and socially.
Third Congress of the RCP: “With our burning fury, we will shake the world awake!”
Last weekend, the RCP held its Third Congress: a milestone for the party, filled with vibrant political discussion. This inspirational event will set the tone for our next step forward, as we strive to reach 1,500 members in our ‘wipe out the Epstein class’ campaign.
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!”
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