"Mick IOW" wrote in message
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Hi all,
Can anyone remind me about the power cuts in the 1970s please?

Did the power cuts begin in September 1972 ?
Were they They3 hours on & 3 hours off ?

Then the 3 day week began in January in 1974 ?

I live on the Isle of Wight, but they were all over the UK I think?

Mick.

I was working at the time of the three day week, but to be honest
don't remember much about it except to say that we got as much work
done in the three days as previously with five, either with overtime
or not I can't remember. But that it was handy and a novelty to have
an extra two days off as I don't think either dog or horse racing or
betting shops were affected. Tannoy only in those days of course.
I assume the wages/salary were the same otherwise I'd probably
have remembered that too.


Only answering to supply a bit of background -

According to Christopher Andrew in his authoritative history
of MI5, Heath's Goverment were really ****ting themselves during
the miners strike of the previous year 1972 which included the
picketing of the Saltley Coke depot. As coal stocks were so low,
and the electricity industry so reliant on coal that the country
was within days of grinding to a complete halt.(p.593)

A mistake Margaret Thatcher, love her or hate her, was not to
repeat.


michael adams

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