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The General Strike 1926 The origins of the general strike can be traced back as far as the demobilisation of British troops following the end of the Great War. For some years the nation was prosperous as women handed their jobs back to the men who returned. Britain sought to repair replace and build anew things which had been neglected between 1914 and 1918. Unfortunately this period of renewal was not to last, and as the demand for British goods was not as great as in the pre war period, the economy suffered. Millions of British workers were laid off as competition from abroad (many countries becoming self sufficient in various industries during the war) meant that Britain could not compete. By 1925 one quarter of British miners had been laid off. The denationalisation of the British staple industries encouraged much growth upon the stock exchange and investment from businessmen...

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