Winter of Discontent

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  1. 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. UK,historical
    — Nor is the government facing a strike by tanker drivers, as was the case in early 1979 during the winter of discontent.

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winter of discontent alternative

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An allusion to the opening line of William Shakespeare's play Richard III ("Now is the winter of our discontent").
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