Is the working class movement dead?
The following article is loosely based on the notes for a pre-discussion talk by an AF member to a libertarian socialist discussion meeting in Leicester, 25 January 2017.
"To delightful measures changed...": reflections on the 1978-79 Winter of Discontent
Submitted by Red Marriott on Mar 17 2013 15:06
An analysis of a major 1970s highpoint of class struggle in the UK; its character, implications and consequences.
What ‘went wrong’ with the winter of discontent? - Sheila Cohen
Often portrayed as responsible for bringing down a Labour government and ‘letting in’ Thatcher’s Tories, the 1978-79 ‘Winter of Discontent’ remains a high point in the history of the class struggle in Britain.
The Good and Bad Old Days - The Whinger
Submitted by Red Marriott on Dec 26 2007 11:32
The following notes look at various developments in employment, unemployment, and industrial struggles, mainly in the UK, through the period of the sixties, and up to the mid-seventies.
The Winter of Discontent: an introduction
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 15 2007 23:00
An overview of the UK's 1979 "Winter of Discontent" strike wave, from the Revolt Against an Age of Plenty site. Subtitled History and class consciousness in the UK, this article was written around 2002.
[A considerably revised 2012 version of this text is here; http://libcom.org/history/delightful-measures-changed-reflections-1978-79-winter-discontent#comment-511644]
1978-1979: Winter of discontent
Submitted by Alex... on Jan 24 2007 14:10
A short history of the of the widespread strike movement that occurred during the winter of 1978-1979 in Britain. The 'Winter of Discontent' marked the largest stoppage of labour since the 1926 General Strike.
