The Point of No Return: The Strike Which Broke the British in Ulster

"The Point of No Return: The Strike Which Broke the British in Ulster" is a 1975 book by Robert Fisk, a British journalist known for his Middle East coverage. The book focuses on the political turmoil in Northern Ireland during the early 1970s, specifically a strike that significantly impacted British authority in Ulster. This period, known as the Troubles, was a sectarian conflict between Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists. The strike Fisk details was organized by the Ulster Workers' Council and contributed to the collapse of a power-sharing executive, leading to the re-imposition of direct rule from London. The conflict involved widespread violence, bombings, and political instability, ultimately resulting in over 3,600 deaths before a peace agreement in 1998.12