This event included the establishment of Q Division by Rotha Lintorn-Orman and the derailment of the Flying Scotsman.
This event included the establishment of Q Division by Rotha Lintorn-Orman and the derailment of the Flying Scotsman. During this event, a man gave a radio speech in which he declared âI am a man of peaceâ and asked listeners, âcannot you trust me to ensure a square deal and to ensure even justice between man and man?â In the lead-up to this event, the Samuel Commission was created on Red Friday. During this event, the Daily Mail refused to print the editorial âFor King and Countryâ and the Organization for the Maintenance of Supplies produced a newspaper edited by Winston Churchill that ran for eight days. The Trades Union Congress organized this event in opposition to coal mine owners who wanted to reduce wages and lengthen working hours. In response to this event, Stanley Baldwinâs government passed the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act of 1927. For 10 points, name this May 1926 event during which nearly two million British people refused to work.
This event included the establishment of Q Division by Rotha Lintorn-Orman and the derailment of the Flying Scotsman.
1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom [accept 1926 strike or equivalents before â1926â]