Ahead of a week of coverage on the 1926 General Strike, a special offer exclusive to Labour Hub readers from Philosophy Football.

A century ago, 4th May 1926, a General Strike took place. It brought Britain to a standstill for nine extraordinary days.

It ran from the docks to the coalfields via the railways and warehouses of middle England. Churchill feared that the strike put the country on the verge of a revolution.

Philosophy Football’s unique centenary design takes an iconic black and white photo of a 1926 picket line and adds colour for the memories.

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As the 1984-85 Miners Strike approached its end, Billy Bragg released Between the Wars. 

“Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
Theirs is a land of hope and glory
Mine is the green field and the factory floor”

In a  tribute to the generation of 1926 who became the generation of 1936, Cable Street, the International Brigades, the defeat of fascism 1939-45, also available: a General Strike Centenary Banner T-shirt to wear with angry pride.

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JUST £ 20.25 – usual price £32.95

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