British police unionization efforts in 1919 threatened state repression capacity.

Evidence

In July 1919 alone, coal miners were striking throughout the country, bakers were preparing a national strike against night labor, and police offi cers were about to take to the streets. Th e latter fought to obtain unionization, identifying themselves strongly as workers and spreading political insecurity: the forces of law and order were not going to support the government. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 354

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: British coal shortages gave miners strikes revolutionary potential in early 1919 — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 388

Broader Connections

• British coal shortages gave miners strikes revolutionary potential in early 1919 #corroborates (0.72) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 388