The analysis shows that national income per head dropped much more sharply in the four years to mid-2012 than it did after the recession which came in the wake of the Winter of Discontent and the 1979 oil shock.

BBC: National income per head 'down 13% in four years'

With the opening of spring training less than three weeks away, the winter of discontent for the New York Yankees is quickly coming to a close and no one is happier to see pitchers and catchers report to camp than Brian Cashman.

FORBES: Cashman's Future With Yanks Might Not Be As Nebulous As Some Think

The hot summer weather during the early stages of the 1984 strike meant Britain did not suffer a second Winter of Discontent.

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