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Truth, Lies and Strikebreakers

Propaganda and the state response to the 1926 General Strike

By Colin Thomas, Rob Whitfield
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 […]
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General Strike 100

By Rob Whitfield
May 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the nine day 'General Strike'. This solidarity action was an attempt by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to prevent wage reductions and increasingly bad working conditions for 1.2 million coal miners who had already been locked-out by their employers. Around 1.7 million workers, mainly in transport and heavy industry, responded and the country was confronted with explicit class war. Bristol Radical History Group are delighted to be a part of the General […]
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