Winter of Discontent en · PROPN
Etymology
An allusion to the opening line of William Shakespeare's play Richard III ("Now is the winter of our discontent").
Meanings
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(UK, historical) 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.
2021 September 23, Larry Elliott, “Petrol disruption will fuel fears of new winter of discontent”, in The Guardian:
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