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1919 was a hard period for Britian having just come out the war and there were a number of mutinys, strikes and riots across Britain during that period with some more prominent ones being the "Battle" of St George Square in Glasgow, The Luton Peace Day Riots and a Police Strike in June.

Could these incidents possibly have sparked a left wing uprising of some kind with violence breaking out across Britian? I believe if incidents like "Battle" of St Geroge Square had gotten out of hand then there could have been an uprising in Glasgow. I don't really think the left wing would have succeeded unless they had a lot of luck, the Government implemented a lot of stupid measures that backfired or the pressure causes the War Government to shatter leading to a power vacuum.

I could see the Labour Party being split on how to deal with the situation, some would support the uprisings others wouldn't, I could see the Government trying to ban the Labour Party if things get out of hand which could backfire on them.

Also I wonder how these moments would effect both the Paris Peace Agreements (if the British delegation can't go due to fighting in the streets back home) and Ireland?
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