Crisis? What crisis? - the Callaghan government and the British 'Winter of Discontent' 9780719082474

Over thirty years later, the ‘winter of discontent’ of 1978–79 still resonates in British politics. On 22 January 1979,

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Table of contents :
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1 The 1970s: ‘winters of discontent’
2 Election deferred and the collapse of the social contract
3 The Ford strike, 1978
4 The oil tanker drivers’ dispute and the road hauliers’ strike
5 Public sector strikes
6 Media coverage
7 The Conservative Party and the ‘winter of discontent’
8 Political aftermath
9 In conclusion: the ‘winter of discontent’ – views from abroad
‘Winter of discontent’, 1978–79: chronology of key events, including by-elections
Bibliography
Index

Crisis? What crisis? - the Callaghan government and the British 'Winter of Discontent'
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