Talk:Winter of Discontent

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Contents 1 An appeal for photographs 2 Gravediggers' strike 2.1 How long did the gravediggers' strike go on? 2.2 The Coal?

[edit] An appeal for photographs

I was six years old during the Winter of Discontent and not therefore taking it all in. In the hope that someone reading this was a) an adult at the time, b) owned a camera, and c) took a photograph or two of the disruption caused, could I appeal for them to upload a GFDL or Public Domain image to go with this article? It has lots of images but they are mostly 'fair use' and it would be nice to have an image we are explicitly allowed to use. David | Talk 21:48, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Gravediggers' strike

This was distorted by the media at the time and served effectively as propoganda for the Conservatives in the 1979 election. I feel it is given a little too much prominence here and that some of the 'facts' repeated about it are questionable, a case of the winners rewriting history perhaps. --Sachabrunel 17:23, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't believe it's fair to say the article gives it excessive prominence - it's got one short sub-section. The facts reported here are accurate; it's often implied that the gravediggers strike was nationwide, whereas actually it was confined to Liverpool and Tameside and was over quite quickly. However it's important to include it because it is one of the most frequently mentioned aspect of the Winter of Discontent. And as I wrote the article I would like to object to the suggestion that it's history being rewritten by the 'winners'. See my biography for why. David | Talk 18:15, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Ok, sorry, I see what you mean. Maybe this should be mentioned in the article too, though? (BTW I take an interest as my family are from Speke) --Sachabrunel 16:59, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

I've added a little note to explain that the strike was over very quickly. Due to WP:NPOV it's difficult to directly say "the popular impression is wrong" although it's often possible to quietly correct a mistaken impression by giving the truth. David | Talk 17:30, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] How long did the gravediggers' strike go on?

The intro para says 'several weeks'; the dedicated para says 'a fortnight'. Which is the case? Dogville 16:46, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Coal?

Michael Rennie remembers a lack of coal due to coal miners coming out on strike. This had an effect on industry, electricity production and home heating. The article doesn't mention this?