Is this the new Jim Callaghan? Russell Hart/Alamy December 2, 2022 Winter of discontent: how similar is today’s situation? Christopher Massey, Teesside University With everyone from rail workers to civil servants going on strike over the winter, it’s hard to see this ending well.
Southern Railways strikes are scheduled to continue into the new year. Stefan Rousseau PA Wire December 22, 2016 Why this new ‘winter of discontent’ presents both headaches and opportunities for Labour Ben Williams, University of Salford There is little chance of industrial unrest on the the scale of the 1970s, but Labour still has to tread carefully.
Nicola Sturgeon unveils the SNP election manifesto. Danny Lawson/PA April 20, 2015 SNP has held the balance of power before – but things quickly turned sour Craig McAngus, University of Stirling People forget that the SNP backed a minority Labour government in 1976-79 and was undermined by a rogue MP contingent. Nicola Sturgeon may soon have to face the same problem.