SUE TURNER recommends a rich and varied selection of the letters, diaries and memoirs of British volunteers

The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY

MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike — politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves — that is available for screenings

A handful of journalists at The Times faced a stark personal and political choice in 1986 – cross the picket lines for cash and career, or stand with organised labour at great personal risk. BARRIE CLEMENT recalls why refusing to scab at Wapping was not just an act of union loyalty, but a stand for the future of journalism