Podcast 167 - The 100th anniversary of the General Strike
Socialist correspondent
- Published
- September 22, 2026
- Duration
- 20:27
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 4, 2026
Discusses It is one hundred years since the only general strike to have taken place in the history of the Brit…
Summary
It is one hundred years since the only general strike to have taken place in the history of the British labour movement started on 3rd May 1926, lasting just 9 days. That high point of class struggle provides many essential lessons about the nature of the movement, the role of the capitalist state, and the potential of the working class to organise its ow…
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It is one hundred years since the only general strike to have taken place in the history of the British labour movement started on 3rd May 1926, lasting just 9 days. That high point of class struggle provides many essential lessons about the nature of the movement, the role of the capitalist state, and the potential of the working class to organise its own interests.