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The Future in our Past
The General Strike, 1926/2026
Book • 2026
Callum Cant and Matthew Lee narrate the centenary story of the 1926 General Strike, tracing events from London docks to South Wales coalfields and the railways.
The book reconstructs rank-and-file militancy, the clash between trade union bureaucracy and grassroots vanguards, and why the strike unfolded as it did.
Drawing on archival research and visits to former strike communities, the authors link historical dynamics to present-day labour struggles and organisation.
It emphasises how local organising, class composition, and political leadership shaped outcomes then and now.
The book argues for building rank-and-file structures to reclaim working-class power in contemporary precarious industries.
The book reconstructs rank-and-file militancy, the clash between trade union bureaucracy and grassroots vanguards, and why the strike unfolded as it did.
Drawing on archival research and visits to former strike communities, the authors link historical dynamics to present-day labour struggles and organisation.
It emphasises how local organising, class composition, and political leadership shaped outcomes then and now.
The book argues for building rank-and-file structures to reclaim working-class power in contemporary precarious industries.
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'The Future in our Past: The General Strike, 1926/2026' with Callum Cant and Matthew Lee
