Anthony Barber13 December 1973
Faces the economic consequences of reduced working hours, inflation, industrial disruption and energy shortages.
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Faces the economic consequences of reduced working hours, inflation, industrial disruption and energy shortages.
Britain cuts the work week to three days to save energy supply
Announces emergency restrictions to reduce electricity demand during the miners dispute and energy crisis.
Works on government measures to restrict industrial electricity use and preserve fuel supplies.
Handles industrial relations pressure as the miners overtime ban pushes the government toward emergency energy controls.
Implements the Three Day Week as Britain limits commercial electricity use to conserve power during the miners dispute.
Implements the Three Day Week to conserve electricity during the miners dispute.
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