Back to the 1970s: Brits know the damage being done to our economy |
Thursday 23 April 2026 6:06 am | Updated: Wednesday 22 April 2026 6:20 pm
Back to the 1970s: Brits know the damage being done to our economy
By: Christian May
Editor-in-Chief
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Add as a preferred source on GoogleBritons are despondent about the 'direction' the UK is heading in.
By late 1978 Britain was in the grip of what became known as the Winter of Discontent. Waves of strike action caused huge economic and social disruption as rubbish piled up on the streets and bodies went unburied.
It was a crisis for the Labour government and a low point in Britain’s recent history. It was also the year when polling company Ipsos began........