Fruit Fly : A BBC MUST-READ BOOK 2026

The Future in Our Past tells the story of the 1926 General Strike on its centenary. It is a compelling on-the-ground account of how workers brought the country to a standstill for nine extraordinary days. Callum Cant and Matthew Lee take us on a journey through a Britain living on its nerves, from the London docklands to the South Wales coalfields and the railways and warehouses of middle England. Churchill feared that labour militancy presaged a Bolshevik-style revolution. The question of power hung in the air as rank-and-file militants pursued a chaotic, improvised and wildly uneven confrontation with the British ruling class. This is social history at its most immediate and relevant. Cant and Lee revisit the communities where the struggle burned brightest, uncovering the lessons the General Strike holds for labour movements today.

Product Information

Author: Callum Cant
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 28/04/2026
Pagination: 160 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Verso Books
Published By: Verso Books
Book Classification: United Kingdom, Great Britain
Dimensions: 197 x 145 x 13
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781836742616