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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.
6 May – Day three of the General Strike
By the third day of the General Strike both sides had started to accept the reality of the struggle. Workers could feel their strength, and could see that the government was at its wits’ end. But their leaders were desperate to reach a settlement.
5 May – Day two of the General Strike
On the second day of the strike the government rolled out its carefully prepared plans to crush it. But the class balance of forces had been revealed: 30,000 strikebreaking volunteers had been mobilised, but 3 million workers were on strike.
4 May – Day one of the General Strike
Tuesday 4 May was the opening shot of a titanic class battle. Bit by bit, the arteries of economic life in Britain were methodically shut down as the workers answered the TUC’s call. For the government and the bosses, nothing had prepared them for the completeness of the stoppage.
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!”
“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.
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