Crisis? What crisis? : the Callaghan government and the British 'winter of discontent' / John Shepherd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shepherd, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thatcher, Margaret.

Callaghan, James, 1912-2005.

Strikes and lockouts--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Strikes and lockouts.

Industrial relations--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Industrial relations.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1964-1979.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 205 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Over thirty years later, the 'winter of discontent' of 1978-79 still resonates in British politics. On 22 January 1979, 1.5 million workers were on strike. Industrial unrest swept Britain in an Arctic winter. Militant shop stewards blocked medical supplies to hospitals; mountains of rubbish remained uncollected; striking road hauliers threatened to bring the country to a standstill; even the dead were left unburied. Within weeks, the beleaguered Callaghan Labour government fell from power. In the 1979 general election, Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, beginning eighteen years of unbrok

Contents:

1. Winters of discontent

2. Government, unions and the collapse of the Social Contract

3. The Ford strike, 1978

4. The oil tanker drivers' dispute and the road hauliers' strike

5. Public sector strikes

6. Media coverage

7. The Conservative party and the 'winter of discontent'

8. Political aftermath

9. Winter of discontent: a view from abroad

ChronologyBibliographyIndex

Notes:

Originally published: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index (page [179]-195).

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526110800

1526110806

9781526110817

1526110814

OCLC:

1132664686