The day unions plunged Britain into darkness

A fuel crisis, widespread strikes, shortages on supermarket shelves, panic buying, queues at petrol stations, jobs under threat... You might be forgiven for thinking this was a snapshot of Britain's recent history. Instead, it is a description of the country 50 years ago this week.

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