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11 January – A North Sea storm surge ruins four piers in the UK: Herne Bay, Margate, Hunstanton and Skegness. 16 January – The firefighters strike ends after three months when fire crews accept an offer of a 10% pay rise and reduced working hours.
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This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1970 until 1989. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.
The Winter of Discontent was the period between late September 1978 and February 1979 in the United Kingdom characterised by widespread strikes by private, and later public, sector trade unions demanding pay rises greater than the limits Prime Minister James Callaghan and his Labour Party government had been imposing, against Trades Union Congress (TUC) opposition, to control inflation.
Pages in category "1978 in the United Kingdom" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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1978 was a common year ... Greater Manchester, UK. [41] August. August 6 – Pope Paul VI dies, at Castel Gandolfo. August 12 – The ...