The Winter of Discontent
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Winter of Discontent
The unions' popularity decreased over the course of the 19 seventies. The general perception was that they were the ones who were causing the trouble. And then politically, on the right of the conservative party, with keith joseph and his protege, margaret thatcher,. On the left of the labor party, with tony ben they blamed the moderates in both parties. i think that's important, because it's part of how people's memories have been shifted.
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