The Village in Revolt – The Story of the Longest Strike in History by Shaun Jefferey
£12.99
The story of the Burston School Strike, the “longest in history”, is a seminal one for the British trade union movement. The story has often been told as one simply about two brave trade union activists, Annie and Tom Higdon who defied the local Norfolk establishment and fought for their jobs, and most importantly, their children’s education.
But as Shaun Jeffery makes very clear, this struggle was in the context of much wider social and economic changes taking place.
