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Day: 27 August 2022

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The 1978-79 ‘winter of discontent’ in Britain – when striking together shook capitalism

August 27, 2022 Alistair Tice, Socialist Party (CWI) national committee

With the rising tide of pay strikes and ballots, there is much talk of a ‘summer and autumn of discontent’, with comparisons to the 1978-79 so-called ‘winter of discontent’ being drawn in Britain. Due to […]

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