History / Politics

Calling all (historical) cliches: Winters of Discontent

When was the Winter of Discontent? It’s a phrase normally used to describe the first couple of months of 1979, but by then the phrase was already a well-worn cliché. Here are some cuttings to show that in the 1970s every winter was a winter of discontent…


Birmingham Daily Post 5 November 1970

Birmingham Daily Post 25 October 1971

Newcastle Evening Chronicle 22 September 1972

Liverpool Echo 15 November 1973

Reading Evening Post 11 November 1974

Liverpool Daily Post 20 November 1975

Birmingham Daily Post 24 August 1976

Liverpool Daily Post 4 November 1977

Sandwell Evening Mail 4 December 1978

Reading Evening Post 22 October 1979

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