Will we get through the winter of discontent? Yes of course we will, and this is why

Going into the winter of 2022/2023 the people of the United Kingdom face a winter of discontent and possible discomfort, caused by international events and national disquiet coming out of them.
By Steve Leake
Published 10th Oct 2022, 14:14 BST
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Covid, Ukraine and low pay leading to strike action being the causes for what we face. Will we get through it? Of course we will, but not until we have all used our common sense and aptitude to see us, and others less fortunate than ourselves, overcome what is not our fault.

How do I know this? Well, because we have done it before and will probably have to do it again. Back in 1973 and 1974 the international conflict was known as the Yom Kippur or Ramadan war, depending on which side of the religious divide you were on, which led to OAPEC placing an embargo of oil exports to countries that had supported Israel in the war.

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The price of petrol at the time, in the UK, was 39p a gallon (£3.60 in today's money). However, a gallon nowadays actually costs about double that. Back in 1973, the government’s answer to the oil situation was to issue petrol vouchers but luckily the situation improved before they had to be used.