[Ted Grant] The General Strike and the “Communist Party” Ted Grant British Labour movement British Labour Movement Image: public domain Share TweetIn 1971 in Britain the Tory government's the Industrial Relations Bill brought the country close to a general strike with many militants calling for concrete action. The Communist Party first called for such a strike and then light-mindedly dropped it without any explanation. Ted Grant pointed out that in the conditions of the time the call for a general strike had to go hand in hand with systematic preparation for power; otherwise it would be a frivolous and dangerous approach.Read the full article in the Ted Grant Archive.
