Get your copy of A Communist History of the British General strike from Wellred Books Britain.
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.
Hear the author of A Communist History of the British General Strike talk on the contents of his new book. And order your copy of the book.
We republish here an article by Ted Grant on the 1926 general strike. With the class struggle sharpening in Britain, union leaders and workers alike are again raising the idea of a general strike. It is vital we learn the lessons from history.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, James Kilby of the Socialist Appeal editorial board discusses the lessons of the General Strike of 1926.
The recent call from a Labour MP for a general strike to topple the Tories found a big echo amongst workers. We need to examine the lessons from this important episode in the history of the British labour movement.
Beginning on the 4th May, the 1926 General Strike shook the ruling class of Britain to its foundations. Lasting for nine days, the strike showed the enormous power and solidarity of the working class. James Kilby examines the lessons from the General Strike for today, as the crisis of capitalism deepens and the class struggle intensifies.
On the 80th anniversary of the 1926 general strike in Britain we look at what led to it and why it eventually was defeated. In spite of the tremendous militancy of the British working class, the top leaders of the trade union movement proved to be only too willing to compromise and get the workers back to work.
Eighty years ago an earthquake shook the very foundations of British capitalism. In the greatest display of militant power in its history, the British working class moved into action in the General Strike of 1926. For 9 days, from May 3, not a wheel turned nor a light shone without the permission of the working class. In such a moment, with such power, surely it ought to have been possible to have transformed society? How can such a position have ended in defeat? (by Phil Mitchinson, originally published in May 2001)