Often sneered at for its avocado bathrooms and flared trousers, the styles and tastes of the 1970s are worth reconsidering for other reasons.
With everyone from rail workers to civil servants going on strike over the winter, it’s hard to see this ending well.
The rise and fall of UK trade union membership numbers can impact the instances and success of industrial action.
At first glance, the polls suggest the government isn’t feeling the pressure. But there’s another way to look at the situation.
Energy prices, unemployment, inflation – it’s all looking a bit 1978. And that’s without COVID.