{"product_id":"a-communist-history-of-the-british-general-strike-1","title":"A Communist History of the British General Strike","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__description product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-2824\" class=\"product type-product post-2824 status-publish first instock product_cat-books product_cat-britain product_cat-history product_cat-wellred has-post-thumbnail featured taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple ct-default-gallery ct-ajax-add-to-cart\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-tabs wc-tabs-wrapper\" data-type=\"type-1:center\"\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--description panel entry-content wc-tab is-layout-constrained\" id=\"tab-description\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn May 1926, the working class of Britain moved in its millions. Whispers of a new world — one run by the workers, without the need for bosses, bankers or politicians — were in the air. Britain, an island supposedly lacking in revolutionary traditions, was on the brink of an almighty upheaval.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor nine days, British workers defied the state and their employers to bring the country to a standstill. The General Strike had the potential to change the country forever, but it was betrayed by the very people who were supposed to lead it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, a century later, there are striking similarities with Britain of the 1920s. The economy is weak. Living standards are falling. Public services are collapsing. People are angry, and class battles are close at hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this brief work, Ben Gliniecki, General Secretary of the Revolutionary Communist Party, presents a sketch of the events of the strike and what led to it. Through it, we can study the hard-learned lessons of 1926 — about betrayal, state repression and failure of leadership. And we can be inspired by the power, initiative and unity of the working class in struggle. With this, we can turn the whispers of a new world into reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"up-sells upsells products is-width-constrained ct-hidden-sm ct-hidden-md\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RCP (Britain)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47718648709309,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/2183\/7649\/files\/British-general-strike-cover_f57d769e-4de6-4022-9fb3-71781263ad39.png?v=1784837670","url":"https:\/\/store.marxist.ca\/fr\/products\/a-communist-history-of-the-british-general-strike-1","provider":"marxist-ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}