In the Britain of the 1970s, power cuts and lengthy blackouts became a fact of life. But both together added up to what the chancellor Anthony Barber called the greatest economic crisis since the war," writes Andrew Marr in his book A History Of Modern Britain.But Britons were determined to have a good time. The lights had indeed gone out but the people survived it.On November 13, the day before the nation celebrated the wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, Conservative prime minister Edward Heath declared a state of emergency. Nine months after the blackout winter there was a baby boom.
The great switch-off of 1972 brought widespread disruption, but on a very British basis. At Cowley 2,250- employees were laid off, affecting production of Maxi and Marina models.British Leyland continued yesterday to be the worst affected group in the motor car sector, with more than 37,000 workers laid off out of a work force of 135,000.In BLMC's Austin-Morris group of factories 17,000 employees were not at their jobs, including 7,800 at Longbridge, Birmingham, where no cars were built during the day. Production is expected to start at the works this morning with the return of assembly workers from a pay claim strike.Triumph reported that of the 8,000 men employed at Coventry , 3000 are being laid off each day on a rota basis. "I remember the excitement of the power cuts while at school and how much we enjoyed the use of paraffin lamps at home," said another. "We all have to do what we can to combat this critical crisis," declares the manager Mr Rumbold. By staying neutral in the dispute between Israel and the Arab countries, Britain avoided the oil embargo that was imposed on the US and Holland on November 18. The war in the Middle East quadrupled oil prices. OPEC was founded in 1960 by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Venezuela with the principle objective of raising the price of oil. With no late-night television people went back to doing things they used to do. "Sporting fixtures had to be rearranged to get round the floodlight ban.
You're probably thinking of the power cuts of 1972. asks menswear assistant Mr Humphries, played by John Inman.On December 13 Mr Heath addressed the nation.
He received a £60 fine. Voices > Comment 1973: The most significant year of the 20th century. About 2,700 workers at Castle Bromwich should also arrive back today. It was reported that one hairdresser in Essex planned to get round the three-day week by selling baked beans for 75p a tin along with free shampoo, as food shops were exempt from the restriction. "It was a double blow which the government could not possibly have foreseen. But even if we do have power cuts it is doubtful that we will experience such a dramatic blackout winter as we did 40 years ago. With the price of coal rising too and stocks dwindling, Britain's miners rejected a pay increase and voted to ballot for a national strike. "I am Santa Heath," said television impressionist Mike Yarwood on his Christmas show. We moved house during the crisis – from one three-hour power cut to another, so we had six hours without electricity.
The Christmas number one in 1973 was the classic Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade and its lyric, "So here it is Merry Christmas, everybody's having fun" captured the national mood. "In terms of comfort we shall have a harder Christmas than we have known since the war," Heath gloomily declared. "My wife and I had two very young children at the time so it was a challenge," recalls journalist Peter Wilby. "In early December the government announced a new set of emergency measures including a 50mph speed limit on all roads, a heating limit of 63F (17C) in office and commercial premises and a reduction in street lightingThe crisis started in October 1973 when Arab states launched a surprise attack on Israel. That kept me entertained for hours," one youngster recalled.But even if we do have power cuts it is doubtful that we will experience such a dramatic blackout winter as we did 40 years ago.Britons had to get used to living under candlelight as power cuts became a feature of everyday life. I was under 30 and felt very grown-up being responsible for two small lives in medieval cold. Arab countries reduced supplies to the West. The police were on the lookout for petrol hoarders - with 180 gallons of fuel found in one company director's garage. "We are asking you to cut down to the absolute minimum the use of electricity in your homes." The football authorities asked the government for permission to play matches on Sunday and on January 6, 1974, the first ever Sunday FA Cup games were played. The Rover Company's lay-off total doubled to 4,000 with the shut down of production at Solihull. Power Cuts Lead To Mass Lay-Offs 16 February 1972 British Leyland continued yesterday to be the worst affected group in the motor car sector, with more than 37,000 …
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