| Description | Tracks 1-3: J. Charlesworth, secretary of the Independent Labour Party in Nottingham talks about running an illegal newspaper during the General Strike in Handley St, then Stanford St, discusses the views of people on the street about Ramsay MacDonald and the Labour party leadership, and discusses people's views and expectations of the General Strike and whether the working class movement would be able to take control and whether there was a revolutionary atmosphere. Talks about the role of civic officials and the Trades Council during the strike, and gives his opinion about the level of education amongst workers, describing memories of selling pamphlets on a May Day.
Tracks 4-5: Ernest Button from Nottingham talks about his memories of 1918 and opinions about troops not agitating for social reform, discusses his political development and the growth of his interest in socialism. Discusses selling newspapers for the Labour Party and Independent Labour Party and talks about Labour activists and politicians during the 1920s, why he thinks the Strike failed, his personal feelings about the strike
Tracks 6-9: J. Feeney, member of the NUR (National Union of Railwaymen) in Middlesbrough talks about being an activist and large meetings held before Middlesbrough football matches, discusses his memories of Labour politicians including Ellen Wilkinson and A. J. Cook, and the views of workers that the Labour Party would achieve change for them, believes that moderate leadership were influenced by the ruling class, and that trend in the Labour Party was not progressive after 1926, talks about his experiences as a member of strike committees in 1926, events during the strike, the feeling of betrayal when strike called off, and describes the poor conditions for employment on the railways after the strike
Total: 61.42 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0131180 |