May 4 marked 100 years since the beginning of the 1926 British General Strike. The strike, defeated after nine days, was a pivotal experience for ...

May 4 marked 100 years since the beginning of the 1926 British General Strike. The strike, defeated after nine days, was a pivotal experience for the working class in Britain and internationally.#1926 #BritishGeneralStrike #Britain #Stalin #Trotsky #TUC
Stalin, Trotsky and the 1926 British General Strike

Stalin, Trotsky and the 1926 British General Strike

May 4 marked 100 years since the beginning of the 1926 British General Strike. The strike, defeated after nine days, was a pivotal experience for the working class in Britain and internationally. The WSWS is re-publishing a lecture, “Stalin, Trotsky and the 1926 British general strike” by Chris Marsden, the National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK). It was first delivered at a summer school of the Socialist Equality Party (US) held August 2007 in Ann Arbor in the United States.

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... Army Faction founder Ulrike Meinhof is found dead in her prison cell; US conducts the test preparing hydrogen bomb; British General Strike begins.

South African gold mine explosion kills twelve miners; Red Army Faction founder Ulrike Meinhof is found dead in her prison cell; US conducts the test preparing hydrogen bomb; British General Strike begins.#2001 #1976 #1956 #1926 #SouthAfrica #goldmines #mining #UlrikeMeinhof #Germany #RedArmyFaction #nuclearweapons #hydrogenbomb #BritishGeneralStrike
This week in history: May 4-10

This week in history: May 4-10

South African gold mine explosion kills twelve miners; Red Army Faction founder Ulrike Meinhof is found dead in her prison cell; US conducts the test preparing hydrogen bomb; British General Strike begins.

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The Socialist Equality Party (UK) is campaigning to promote a series of public meetings to mark the centenary of the British General Strike.#BritishGeneralStrike #Trotsky #Stalin #1926 #London #Sheffield #Inverness
Campaign begins for meetings on 100 years since British General Strike
Campaign begins for meetings on 100 years since British General Strike

Reports from SEP branches in London, Sheffield and Inverness are featured.

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... Day rallies; Italian parliament dissolved after bribe scandal; Iran nationalizes oil industry under Mossadegh; British unions call General Strike.

Global repression against May Day rallies; Italian parliament dissolved after bribe scandal; Iran nationalizes oil industry under Mossadegh; British unions call General Strike#2001 #1976 #1956 #1926 #MayDay #Anglo-IranianOilCompany #Mossadegh #Iran #Shah #MiddleEast #PersianGulf #WinstonChurchill #StanleyBaldwin #TUC #BritishGeneralStrike #Italy #Leone #Berlinguer
This week in history: April 27-May 3

This week in history: April 27-May 3

Global repression against May Day rallies; Italian parliament dissolved after bribe scandal; Iran nationalizes oil industry under Mossadegh; British unions call General Strike

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