1926 - The General Strike - http://century.guardian.co.uk/year/0,,128324,00.html
A collection of contemporary articles covering the strike from The Manchester Guardian. |
1926 General Strike: On the Verge of Revolution - http://www.marxist.com/History/british_gen_strike_1926.html
An account of the strike, arguing that it was defeated by the TUC's betrayal. |
1926 United Kingdom General Strike - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_General_Strike_1926
Hyperlinked account of the strike, its causes and impact from Wikipedia. |
A Landmark Fight... A Bruising Betrayal - http://www.isg-fi.org.uk/spip.php?article370
Article on the history of the strike, published in Socialist Resistance. |
Churchill and the General Strike - http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/biography/radical/churchill-and-the-general-strike
Reminiscences of a volunteer worker and his perspective on the strike and the role of Winston Churchill. |
History of the NUM - the General Strike - http://www.num.org.uk/page/History-NumHistory-The-General-Strike
An account of the strike and its context, from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). |
Merseyside and the 1926 General Strike - http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/issues/nerve9/general_strike.php
An account of the strike in Liverpool; includes a timeline. |
The General Strike - http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/about/CI/CP/Our_Society_Today/Spotlights_2006/strike.aspx?ComponentId=15525&SourcePageId=13440
Article analysing government policy, the responses of workers and employers, and the impact of the strike on trade union attitudes to industrial conflict. |
The General Strike in Middlesbrough, 1926 - http://www.mytimemachine.co.uk/generalstrike.htm
A contemporary report on organisation during the strike, prepared by the secretary of the Middlesbrough Central Strike Committee. |