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The Birth of the British Proactive movement
The death of King George V at the hands of a union activitist in 1919 the country was thrown into turmoil. There were large scale strikes and riots and the army had to be recalled from the front, resulting in several German break throughs. The period of March to May became know as the Red Spring - the revolters were in the minority of workers, but still managed to prevent the day to day running of the country on the most part.

The Red Spring significantly weakened the British War effort, but the counter union backlash was to mark the death of the British Trade union movement. By June the country was back under enough control for the Funeral of George V to take place. By this time the situation in France was out of control and without French support the British were forced to sue for peace.

The Proactive movement was birth out of the returning soldiers from the front. The phrase was born out a feeling that reaction was not enough to defeat the forces of leftism or ensure national pride, but that one must be proactive. In 1920 the British Proactive Union was formed, led by John Nottingwood.