The 1926 General Strike: A Revolution Betrayed
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In May 1926 Britain came closer to a decisive class confrontation than at any time in the twentieth century. This pamphlet re-examines the General Strike not as a heroic myth, but as a critical test of organisation, leadership and strategy.
It explores why a struggle marked by extraordinary courage and creativity was brought to a halt, and what that defeat reveals about the role of trade-union bureaucracy, reformist politics and revolutionary organisation. Written for today’s activists, it argues that the questions posed in 1926 — rank-and-file power, political leadership, and preparations for wider struggles — remain unresolved, and urgently relevant.
