Talk:1926 United Kingdom general strike/Archive 1

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Britain's General Strike

The Brits call this 'Britain's General Strike' as seen on ITV1's Millionaire. NOT 'British General Strike'. If nothing else then provide a link through.

And probably the one in How Green Was My Valley as well, though someone sensationalized, as the author had never actually been in Wales! (though the article says "Victorian times," the book mentions Winston Churchill which was 1926. Student7 (talk) 01:51, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

This strike is also depicted in the Upstairs Downstairs episode The Nine Days Wonder--82.0.207.86 (talk) 08:14, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Surely as in the article , the main title should have General Strike beginning with capitals? I don't know how to change it but if someone else can and sgrees please do so

Rrose Selavy (talk) 10:04, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

POV

This article is strongly in favour of the strike in tone. A single reference to "volunteer workers" and an inaccurate description of the OMS as a militia (with or without quotation marks) does not do justice to the fact that many Britons opposed the strike by filling in for strikers; most famously, for instance, driving London buses. This is what most people associate with the General Strike; so why is there not more information about it here? How many volunteered? What were their reasons? What were their experiences? One quote from a Special saying he wished he hadn't joined is insufficient, and gives a misleading impression as to the views of other OMS Specials. Moreover, what was the involvement of revolutionary groups in the UK in the GS? Prominent left-wing groups such as the Labour Party and the TUC are described as concerned about them; with what justification? - Richard Murray —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.143.148.105 (talk) 13:50, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

I had come to a similar view on the article Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies, after considering the references to Fascists. The article, British Fascists says that its members "were not however permitted to join the government's official Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies (set up to mobilise a non-striking workforce) without first relinquishing Fascism. As a result a further split occurred as a number of members, calling themselves the Loyalists and led by former BF President Brigadier-General R.B.D. Blakeney, did just that." The organisation was set up by the Home Secretary. This seems to have been because, the Prime Minister had concluded that the state was not ready to face a General Strike at the Beginning of August 1925, at least partly because it could not mobilise volunteers without declaring a State of Emergency (Renishaw, General Strike (1975), 121-4). It looks to me as if the whole thing was set up under government auspices, but at arms' length from the government. Since it was intended to oppose union action, it was innevitably right wing, but that does not make it fascist, even if the British Fascists may have tried to infiltrate it. I am not an expert on this period and would like top see other comments before altering this article or that on OMS. Peterkingiron (talk) 12:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

I have partly fixed that probelem with the article mentioned, but suspect that certain of the source works may lack objectivity. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:20, 29 January 2012 (UTC)