Abstract
As with most other events, the advent of the General Strike exposed a further series of divisions in the Liberal ranks. Although there was much sympathy with the miners among many Liberals, the party recognised that the Strike was in effect directly challenging the Government. It was a challenge that few Liberals could support. The outstanding exception was Lloyd George.
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D.E. Butler, The Electoral System in Britain since 1918, 2nd ed. (Oxford, 1963), p. 181.
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Cook, C. (2010). Lloyd George Again: 1926–1931. In: A Short History of the Liberal Party. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137056078_9
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