The Winter of 1978-79 That Destroyed Britain

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The Winter of Discontent 1978-1979 remains one of Britain's darkest chapters - a perfect storm of brutal weather and nationwide strikes that brought the UK to its knees. From bodies stored in warehouses to rubbish piling 6 feet high in Leicester Square, this wasn't just winter, it was chaos. Temperatures plummeted to -24.6°C, gravediggers walked out, binmen refused to work, and Prime Minister James Callaghan's "Crisis? What Crisis?" moment sealed Labour's fate. This is the story of how frozen Britain collapsed under strikes, snow, and government failure - leading to Margaret Thatcher's landslide victory and changing British politics forever. If you lived through that winter, you'll never forget it.