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505:"Constitutional Government is being attacked. Let all good citizens whose livelihood and labour have thus been put in peril bear with fortitude and patience the hardships with which they have been so suddenly confronted. Stand behind the Government, who are doing their part, confident that you will cooperate in the measures they have undertaken to preserve the liberties and privileges of the people of these islands. The laws of England are the people's birthright. The laws are in your keeping. You have made Parliament their guardian. The General Strike is a challenge to Parliament and is the road to anarchy and ruin".
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482:, the leading Catholic prelate in Britain, condemned the strike, knowing that many strikers were Catholic. He advised that, "It is a direct challenge to lawfully constituted authority.... All are bound to uphold and assist the Government, which is the lawfully constituted authority of the country and represents therefore...the authority of God himself."
530:: "I do not agree that the TUC have as much right as the Government to publish their side of the case and to exhort their followers to continue action. It is a very much more difficult task to feed the nation than it is to wreck it". Baldwin wrote, "The general strike is a challenge to the parliament and is the road to anarchy". The
584:. That showed that the government was in greater control of the situation. It was also a measure of Baldwin's caution, in place of Churchill's more reactionary stance. Churchill had wanted, in a move that could have proved unnecessarily antagonistic to the strikers, to arm the soldiers. Baldwin, however, had insisted otherwise. In
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Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies (OMS) of volunteers to maintain order in the street. A special constable said: "It was not difficult to understand the strikers' attitude toward us. After a few days I found my sympathy with them rather than with the employers. For one thing, I
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of royalties, and sweeping reorganisation and improvement should be considered for the mining industry. It also recommended a reduction by 13.5% of miners' wages, along with the withdrawal of the government subsidy. Two weeks later, the prime minister announced that the government would accept the
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were troubled about the proposed general strike because they were aware of the revolutionary elements within the union movement and of the damage that they might do to the party's new reputation as a party of government. During the next two days, frantic efforts were made to reach an agreement
565:, suggested that means of transport into London began to improve compared to the first day with volunteers, car sharing, cyclists, private buses, as well as strikebreakers. A statement on the front page indicated 200 LGOC buses 'on the streets'. Only 86 LGOC buses, however were operating.
500:". The reaction to the strike call was immediate and overwhelming, surprising both the government and the TUC; the latter not being in control of the strike. On this first day, there were no major initiatives and no dramatic events except for the nation's transport being at a standstill.
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641:"no power to compel employers to take back every man who had been on strike". However, the TUC agreed to end the dispute without such an agreement. Various strikes continued after this as their unions negotiated deals with companies for their members to return to work.
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609:, alarmed at the fears of the General Council of the TUC that there was to be a mass drift back to work, claimed: "The number of strikers has not diminished; it is increasing. There are more workers out today than there have been at any moment since the strike began".
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was increasingly difficult to operate, as
Churchill had requisitioned the bulk of the supply of the paper's newsprint so it reduced its size from eight pages to four. In the meantime, the government took action to protect the men who decided to return to work.
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says that historians mostly agree that "In no significant way could the
General Strike be considered a turning point or watershed in British industrial history." There have been no further general strikes in Britain, as union leaders such as
633:. In addition, he ruled that the strike in the plaintiff union had been called in contravention of its own rules. As a result, the unions involved became liable, by common law, for incitement to breach of contract and faced potential
704:, who had coordinated the strike, considered it a mistake; they decided that action by political parties was a better solution. However, the country came close to a one-day general strike on 31 July 1972 over the imprisonment of the
536:, the TUC's newspaper, wrote: "We are not making war on the people. We are anxious that the ordinary members of the public shall not be penalized for the unpatriotic conduct of the mine owners and the government".
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granted the injunction by ruling that no trade dispute could exist between the TUC and "the government of the nation" and that except for the strike in the coal industry, the general strike was not protected by
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would not be allowed to enlist in the OMS without first giving up their political beliefs, as the government feared a right-wing backlash so the fascists formed the so-called "Q Division" under
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in 1919, had failed to reach an agreement, producing four different reports with proposals ranging from complete restoration of private ownership and control, to complete nationalisation.
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miners to return to work, against the policy of the Miners' Federation of Great
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had never realized the appalling poverty which existed. If I had been aware of all the facts, I should not have joined up as a special constable". It was decided that
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too strong for effective exporting to take place from Britain. Furthermore, because of the economic processes involved in maintaining a strong currency,
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1545:"The Legality of the General Strike in England"
1357:Two Georges: The Making of the Modern Monarchy.
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2127:The General Strike. A Historical Portrait
2020:(Boydell & Brewer, 2014), pp. 31–54.
1729:...."Rosemary M. Colt and Janice Rossen,
1462:General Strike Day 5: Saturday 8 May 1926
1448:'The British Worker and Paper Supplies,'
1227:. London: The Folio Society. p. 122.
314:were raised, which hurt some businesses.
219:1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom
1929:
1542:
1241:(London: Eyre Meuthen, 1975) pp. 157–160
1188:Vol. 36, no. 143 (September 1926) p. 376
678:Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
435:
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4419:History of mining in the United Kingdom
2646:2020 Withdrawal from the European Union
2586:Second Industrial Revolution 1860s–1914
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620:to enjoin the General-Secretary of its
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2061:(Special Issue) (1995) 52(2): 161–186.
2059:Southern Folklore: Façade Performances
2008:International Review of Social History
1967:International Review of Social History
1832:The General Strike 1926: A New History
1800:. Phoenix, Arizona : Oryx Press.
1252:"What was the General Strike of 1926?"
1219:
1029:The strike is constantly mentioned in
271:From 1914 to 1918, the United Kingdom
4429:Labour disputes in the United Kingdom
4389:General strikes in the United Kingdom
3671:
2333:
1905:Harmon, Mark D. "A war of words: the
1756:Home in British Working-Class Fiction
1700:
1698:
1696:
999:In the alternate history short story
719:
614:National Sailors' and Firemen's Union
261:The Subsidised Mineowner—Poor Beggar!
4404:Social history of the United Kingdom
3652:
3369:London Platinum and Palladium Market
2054:. Manchester University Press, 2012.
1994:A Very British Strike: 3–12 May 1926
1883:(Cambridge University Press, 2015).
1510:Nine days in May: the general strike
1464:, University of Warwick, The Library
1439:(London: Cresset Press, 1957) p. 158
1374:https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/8.2.165
1316:
1276:
3699:Miners' Federation of Great Britain
1987:Britain between the wars: 1918–1940
1001:If the General Strike Had Succeeded
849:The failure of the strike inspired
618:Chancery Division of the High Court
597:was derailed by striking miners at
392:Miners' Federation of Great Britain
341:Miners' Federation of Great Britain
13:
2213:Lessons of the 1926 General Strike
2156:
2109:. Remember 1926, Coventgarden 1976
2102:Lawrence and Wishardt, London 1976
1815:
1693:
1386:"Nottinghamshire NUM Area History"
1372:8#2 (1997) pp.165–193, at p. 172.
1084:. London: Routledge. p. 206.
375:report if other parties also did.
31:1926 United Kingdom general strike
14:
4440:
3599:Confederation of British Industry
2794:Expansion plans for Milton Keynes
2457:Department for Business and Trade
2452:Competition and Markets Authority
2267:Churchill & The Gold Standard
2227:
1913:during the 1926 General Strike."
1872:The Capitalism of the Proletariat
1370:Twentieth Century British History
616:applied for an injunction in the
498:from John o' Groats to Land's End
378:A previous royal commission, the
351:government, under Prime Minister
4366:
4354:
4342:
4330:
3651:
3642:
3641:
2494:Office for Budget Responsibility
2047:by a leading economics professor
1834:(Pen and Sword Transport, 2023)
1750:"Ellen Wilkinson's first novel,
1223:(2000). "IV Post War, 1918–22".
773:A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
493:to maintain essential supplies.
138:Government of the United Kingdom
131:
105:
4394:1926 labor disputes and strikes
2430:Governor of the Bank of England
2269:, UK Parliament Living Heritage
2245:, digitised documents from the
2078:The Yearbook of English Studies
2068:67#3 (1994), pp. 105–121.
2032:(1977) 20#4 pp. 1001–1012
1979:(1976) 479 pp; detailed history
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3609:Federation of Small Businesses
1648:. Manchester UP. p. 103.
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976:is set amongst coal miners in
650:and district wage agreements.
637:of their assets by employers.
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4119:Colliery Officials and Staffs
3703:National Union of Mineworkers
3379:Alternative Investment Market
3359:London Interbank Offered Rate
3315:List of UK building societies
2361:Economy of the United Kingdom
2316:The CP and the General Strike
671:National Union of Mineworkers
4414:British trade unions history
3594:British Chambers of Commerce
3589:British Bankers' Association
2204:60#199, (1975), pp. 224–27.
1959:vol. 11, (1986), pp. 19–26.
1199:History of the NPA 1906–2006
1064:
1013:If It Had Happened Otherwise
644:
601:, a short distance North of
359:, under the chairmanship of
7:
2482:Chancellor of the Exchequer
2462:Financial Conduct Authority
2178:36#143 (1926), pp. 375–93.
2114:The Reign of King George V,
1902:(Sept 2007) 44#2 pp 169–192
1895:(July 2011) 50#3 pp 758–759
1893:Journal of British Studies,
1727:The Gate of a Strange Field
1583:The First Industrial Nation
791:The Gate of a Strange Field
300:chancellor of the Exchequer
10:
4445:
4399:1926 in the United Kingdom
3629:UK Payments Administration
2581:New Imperialism 1830s–1945
2405:Government-owned companies
2288:at Sheffield City Council.
2107:Remember 1926. A book list
2090:29#3 (1967), pp. 387–406.
1937:The General Strike of 1926
1708:. London, Routledge, 2013
1645:The General Strike of 1926
857:" (published 1938), which
265:Trade Union Unity Magazine
18:
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2704:National champions policy
2699:Recessions and recoveries
2676:
2616:1979 Winter of Discontent
2551:1659–1849 Navigation Acts
2543:
2534:
2526:UK Trade & Investment
2435:Monetary Policy Committee
2413:
2367:
2223:, Marxism festival, 1996.
2166:no. 5, (1978), pp. 8–11.
2066:Anthropological Quarterly
2050:Saltzman, Rachelle Hope.
2043:(1926) 36#143 pp 375–393
2010:23#3 (1978), pp. 333–56.
1844:(Brill, 2017) pp.168–190.
1507:Patrick, Renshaw (1975).
1046:The fourth series of the
1041:miners' strike of 1984–85
996:is devoted to the strike.
665:and the agreement of the
491:Emergency Powers Act 1920
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2472:HM Revenue & Customs
2380:Employee-owned companies
2275:in Autumn 2006 issue of
2254:at Spartacus Educational
2185:
2100:The General Strike 1926.
1543:Goodhart, A. L. (1927).
1513:. Taylor & Francis.
771:poem of the same year, "
556:to combat the strikers.
398:General strike, May 1926
4149:Lancashire and Cheshire
2809:List of counties by GVA
2591:1873–79 Long Depression
2556:Agricultural Revolution
2521:UK Statistics Authority
2324:International Socialism
2310:International Socialism
1969:14#1 (1969), pp. 1–21.
1642:Keith Laybourn (1993).
1210:Robertson, D. H. p. 377
970:Robert Rae's 2012 film
631:Trade Disputes Act 1906
480:Francis Cardinal Bourne
292:reparations for the war
21:1926 Binny Mills strike
3619:Institute of Directors
3584:Business organisations
3509:Science and technology
3402:International students
3114:Working Time Directive
2487:Debt Management Office
2145:The History Press 2007
2088:The Review of Politics
2080:50.1 (2020): 166–180.
1416:wdc.contentdm.oclc.org
1166:. Claverton-energy.com
1078:Hopkins, Eric (2000).
917:Series Five, episode 9
507:
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3614:Industry trade groups
3374:London Stock Exchange
3364:London Metal Exchange
3131:Trades Union Congress
2824:East London Tech City
2668:Cost-of-living crisis
2606:1948–52 Marshall Plan
2561:Industrial Revolution
2238:Trades Union Congress
1917:60.3 (2019): 193–202.
1672:(2001) 8#2 pp 97–103.
1186:The Economic Journal
911:devoted an episode, "
503:
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345:Trades Union Congress
334:
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112:Trades Union Congress
4238:Mid and West Lothian
4233:Mid and East Lothian
4097:Affiliates and areas
3408:Entertainment &
2631:Late-2000s recession
2626:1992 Black Wednesday
2566:Financial Revolution
2395:FTSE Fledgling Index
2191:The 1975 BBC series
2176:The Economic Journal
1779:. Glendaruel, 1999,
1775:Christopher Harvie,
1683:"Pentonville voices"
1549:The Yale Law Journal
1288:Rodney Mace (1999).
1118:claverton-energy.com
913:The Nine Days Wonder
908:Upstairs, Downstairs
871:Brideshead Revisited
863:The Bells of Rhymney
861:made into the song "
825:Lewis Grassic Gibbon
783:oot..." (line 1119).
713:Winter of Discontent
591:On 11 May 1926, the
4168:North Staffordshire
3979:General Secretaries
3104:Equal opportunities
2709:Economic liberalism
2611:1974 Three-Day Week
2596:1926 general strike
2400:FTSE SmallCap Index
2286:General Strike 1926
2036:, on historiography
1983:Mowat, Charles Loch
983:The fourth part of
951:The House of Eliott
868:In the 1945 novel,
853:to write "Bells of
716:control inflation.
603:Newcastle upon Tyne
554:Rotha Lintorn-Orman
421:The leaders of the
302:, reintroduced the
3519:Telecommunications
2684:Economic geography
2302:The General Strike
2258:The General Strike
2252:The General Strike
2234:The General Strike
2116:(1936) pp 351–368.
2098:Skelley, Jeffrey.
2030:Historical Journal
1977:The General Strike
1975:Morris, Margaret.
1926:(2008) pp 115–142.
1796:Lynda G. Adamson,
1733:. Springer, 1992.
1479:The New York Times
1452:(8 May 1926), p. 4
1437:The General Strike
1239:The General Strike
980:during the strike.
941:, a 2007 novel by
865:" (recorded 1958).
843:Goodbye, Mr. Chips
750:, a 1928 novel by
720:In popular culture
545:special constables
442:
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384:David Lloyd George
361:Sir Herbert Samuel
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231:British government
144:Conservative Party
118:Miners' Federation
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3030:Industrialisation
2944:Industrialisation
2727:
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2656:COVID-19 pandemic
2576:1815–46 Corn Laws
2141:Turnbull, Tommy.
1989:(1955) pp 284–338
1922:Hattersley, Roy.
1900:Northern History,
1333:978-0-09-952078-8
1294:Sutton Publishing
1225:England 1914–1945
1007:contained in the
929:You Rang, M'Lord?
833:series of novels.
460:transport workers
410:during the strike
380:Sankey Commission
368:Samuel Commission
296:Winston Churchill
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88:Strike called off
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2112:Somervell, D.C.
2041:Economic Journal
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1821:Barron, Hester.
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892:Raymond Williams
757:The Forsyte Saga
754:that is part of
706:Pentonville Five
682:sympathy strikes
656:Second World War
520:
357:Royal Commission
306:. This made the
204:1.5–1.75 million
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2105:Smith, Harold.
1999:Phillips, G A.
1992:Perkins, Anne.
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1931:Laybourn, Keith
1907:British Gazette
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960:Any Human Heart
882:Not Honour More
809:The Apes of God
797:Ellen Wilkinson
765:Hugh MacDiarmid
752:John Galsworthy
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686:general strikes
667:Nottinghamshire
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626:Justice Astbury
594:Flying Scotsman
562:British Gazette
527:British Gazette
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517:British Gazette
512:Stanley Baldwin
510:Prime Minister
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