The Socialist Equality Party intervened at a Unite event in Barnsley that commemorated the centenary of the 1926 General Strike. The event, which may have included a public lecture on Trotsky, Stalin, and the 1926 British General Strike, was used by Unite to proclaim a "rebirth of the trade unions". However, the tone and message of the event appear to be disputed, with some calls for an orderly transition and others possibly emphasizing working class opposition.