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World Service,04 May 2012,10 mins

The General Strike

Witness History

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In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners. Hear the memories of Hetty Bower, a left-wing Londoner who helped the strikers. Photo: Armoured cars protect a food convoy in London during the strike. Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

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