Winter of Discontent
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See also: winter of discontent
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]An allusion to the opening line of William Shakespeare's play Richard III ("Now is the winter of our discontent").
Proper noun
[edit]- (UK politics, historical) A period during 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, when the Labour Party's efforts to control inflation led to widespread strikes by public-sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises.
- 2021 September 23, Larry Elliott, “Petrol disruption will fuel fears of new winter of discontent”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Nor is the government facing a strike by tanker drivers, as was the case in early 1979 during the winter of discontent.