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Blackpool during the Winter of Discontent
Blackpool Gazette
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24/09/2024
A snapshot of Blackpool during the power cuts of the 1970s and the Winter of Discontent
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These photos from the 1970s offer a snapshot into what life was like in the
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resort during power cuts, when workers fought for pay through strike action and
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the depressing winter of discontent in 1978 and 1979. Trade unions were
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demanding pay rises above a government cap in efforts to control inflation,
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petrol stations were closed, goods were not being delivered, rubbish was piling
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up in the streets and, adding to the gloom, was the coldest winter for 15
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years. The decade famously endured blackouts, there were queues for candles
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and haircuts in the streets.
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