I am not willing, for instance, to condemn the General Strike of 1926; on a careful analysis of its history, I believe that the blame for its inception lies wholly at the door of the Baldwin Government.
Laski critiques the government’s role in the General Strike of 1926, attributing blame to the Baldwin Government.
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