# Jonathan Schneer

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Episode 12 - Nine Days That Shook Britain: The General Strike of 1926

For nine days in May 1926, Britain stopped. Trains stood still, factories fell silent, newspapers disappeared and millions of workers walked out in what remains the only truly national general strike in British history. Nearly a century later, the General Strike still raises difficult questions ab…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to lengthen their working day and cut their pay. This General Strike brought the country to a grinding halt - which, according to Conservative Prime Minist…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to lengthen their working day and cut their pay. This General Strike brought the country to a grinding halt - which, according to Conservative Prime Minist…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to lengthen their working day and cut their pay. This General Strike brought the country to a grinding halt - which, according to Conservative Prime Minist…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to lengthen their working day and cut their pay. This General Strike brought the country to a grinding halt - which, according to Conservative Prime Minist…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to lengthen their working day and cut their pay. This General Strike brought the country to a grinding halt - which, according to Conservative Prime Minist…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to lengthen their working day and cut their pay. This General Strike brought the country to a grinding halt - which, according to Conservative Prime Minist…