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Winter of Discontent

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Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. A period during 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, when the Labour Party's efforts to control…

    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.

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

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Winter of Discontent.

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