The battle for hearts and minds was as vital as that on any picket line during the 1926 General Strike. Both the Trades Union Congress and the Government fought the propaganda to make their case to their supporters and the general public.
With the strike shutting down much of the press, both sides put out their own newspapers in an attempt to shape the narrative. Even Winston Churchill got involved, setting himself up as editor of the strikebreaking British Gazette.
In Truth, Lies and Strikebreakers., Rob Whitfield and Colin Thomas follow the story from the pages of these national strike newspapers down to the frontline in Bristol, where the local press cheered on the students from the University of Bristol who enrolled to help break the strike, and almost-forgotten publications like The Bristol Fighter helped rally support for the struggling workers.
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