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Government mishandlings was the most important reason why the general strike broke out in 1926' how far do you agree? The general strike of 1926 was the only of its kind in Britain. Nine million miners took part in lockouts or refused to go to work for a variety of reasons. A key cause of the strike was government mishandlings. However other factors outside the governments control are also to blame for the strike. A key cause of the strike was that after World War I the mines weren't nationalised as the miners wanted, and instead were sold for private ownership. This meant that miners in different areas received different pay, which was seen as greatly unfair. This can be blamed on the government itself because had it have nationalised the mines it may have never occurred. Another key mishandling by the government is the fact that nothing was done to...

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