In 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.
