Winter of Discontent

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Winter of Discontent

  1. (Britain, politics, 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.

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