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New page: The phrase '''Winter of Discontent''' refers to the British winter of 1978-1979, when widespread strikes marked the largest stoppage of labour since the [[1926 Ge...
The phrase '''Winter of Discontent''' refers to the [[British]] winter of 1978-1979, when widespread [[Industrial action|strikes]] marked the largest stoppage of labour since the [[1926 General Strike]] as the working classes and the [[Trade Union]]s rebelled against the [[socialism|socialist]] government incumbent at the time. The period was marked by food shortages, power cuts, household refuse uncollected, and even the dead were left unburied.