Do You Remember "The Winter Of Discontent?" How Did You Entertain Yourselves?

Tweet

I don't want to turn this into a political discussion. No, all I want to know is this:- Do you remember the Winter of Discontent as it was known at the time 1978-1979? Were you a child or an adult? Did it bring you all together as a family because the telly was off and we were plunged into darkness with only candles for light? Did you play board games (as we did)? Was there anyone in your family that received better wages as a result of the "action?" My Mum did; her wages quadrupled overnight..as a dinner-lady. She's still there now aged 64 but as a cook. She loves her job but it's harder work now than it was when she started in 1974. Don't let people tell you that the public sector is easy because it ain't. I loved that woman on Question Time last night in Birmingham when she said that most public sector employees at Birmingham City Council are earning less than £17k a year. It's like this everywhere, north of Watford. Could the country cope now if it were plunged into such depths? I think not. Anyone outside the UK will probably not realise what I'm on about but here is some background information just in case you're curious lol. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Discontent