Baldwin declares end of gerneral strike "a victory for common sense".

fail sooner or later. It had become increasingly apparent that the no matter how hard the TUC tried to cripple major British organs such as public transport and industry, the government’s careful planning would rescue the country from such situations. The government was aided greatly in their struggle by brave non-striking workers and voulenteers who kept many services running smoothly and prevented the country from coming to a stand-still despite vicous abuse from surrounding strikers. Initially the government had to rely heavily on these voulenteers and non-striking workers to avoid the anarchy that the General Strike threatened to cause yet by the end of the strike, workers who had once been deeply involved with the strike came to realise how pointless the exercise that they were involved in was and returned to work. This is also another suspected cause for the TUC to call off the strike. It is rumoured that the TUC were aware of the increasing number of strikers that were abandonning the strike and going back to work, and were fearful that this number would increase dramatically bringing an inglorious end to the demonstration of solidarity.The TUC’s decision could have also been triggered off by the ruling that it was illegal to call out members from certain unions, such as the National Sailors’ Union and the Firemen’s Union by the Astbury judgement. The TUC therefore had reduced power and had no chance of regaining any further power; representatives therefore decided that it could only get worse and that it would be better to end the strike as soon as possible.Another conspiracy is that the TUC were experiencing a shortage of strike funds in certain unions, and a reluctance on the part of the banks to grant overdrafts for continuing strike pay due to the 1906 Trades Dispute Act. The government were not facing such a draw-back as they have been extremely prepared for the chaos that the General Strike attempting to impose on our country. This has been the case the whole way through the strike. The TUC have found themselves constantly answering to the Governments accusations and have never been on top of the situation that they alone brought about. Others claim that a genuine and deep-rooted desire on the part of TUC members, not to extend an intolerable situation was the reason for the end of the General Strike. The TUC members realised the ruin they were causing their own country and the dangers that such communist ideas would bring to their empire. No-one can be completely certain of the reasons why the TUC called off the strike but never the less it is a great victory for the British Government. By victoriously defeating the TUC, the Government have made many glorious acheivements such as protecting it’s parliament; by doing so, the government has saved the country from revolution as well as a communist government. One dreads to think what state our country would be in if our monarchy were slaughtered by their own people, as has happened in Bolsheviks Russia. The strike has also been seen as a test of strength between the Government and the TUC to the British civilians. The victory is therefore extremely significant as it shows the determination and power of the Government. With the termination of the strike, comes many decisions. What is to be done with the TUC and the miners after they caused such horrific situations in their own country? It is thought that now with such restricted power that the TUC pose no further threat to our country and having lost to the Government shall no longer persist in trying to rebel. The miners will obviously react in a bitter manner to yesterday’s announcement. They should however keep in mind that only should the Government never have been associated let alone blamed with their poor working conditions, as the mine industry consists of private buisnesses run by mine owners, not the Government, but that it is due to hard economic times and a decline in British industry that they are in such a state. It is ridiculous to blame the Government as it has no control over the economic delines and inclines of Britain. With the strike finally over, the Government’s hard work has payed off and the Government have come out of the dispute as the victourious heroes, whereas the TUC now are seen as failures. The country shall never forget how many citizens pulled together to prevent the distruption that the General Strike had intended to cause. The country should be grateful to all the non-strikers and workers that kept industries, facilities and services running as they would normally during this painful and hard time.