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  "path": "/8-may-day-five-of-the-general-strike/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T15:19:22.000Z",
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  "textContent": "On day five of the Strike, Prime Minister Baldwin gave the first emergency radio broadcast to the country, where he warned: “I am a man of peace... but I will not surrender the safety and the security of the British Constitution”. This pressure was acutely felt by the TUC leaders.\n\nThe post 8 May – Day five of the General Strike appeared first on The Communist.",
  "title": "8 May – Day five of the General Strike"
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