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This minority government also managed to stay in power with unofficial deals with the Ulster Unionist Party and Scottish National Party. By September 1978, economic growth was firmly re-established and inflation was below 10%, although unemployment now stood at a post-war high of 1.5 million.
Head of Government – James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976–1979) First Lord of the Treasury. James Callaghan, First Lord of the Treasury (1976–1979) Chancellor of the Exchequer. Denis Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974–1979) Second Lord of the Treasury. Denis Healey, Second Lord of the Treasury (1974–1979)
April 27 – Willow Island disaster – In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia. [9] [10] April 28 – WAC abolished; women integrated into regular Army.
The Winter of Discontent was the period between September 1978 [not in body] and February 1979 in the United Kingdom characterised by widespread strikes by private, and later public, sector trade unions demanding pay rises greater than the limits Prime Minister James Callaghan and his Labour Party government had been imposing, against Trades Union Congress (TUC) opposition, to control inflation.
Prior to the 20th century, the leader of the British government held the title of First Lord of the Treasury, and not that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Therefore, the list below refers to the "Head of Government" and not the "Prime Minister". Even so, the leader of a government was often colloquially referred to as the "prime ...
The 1978 United States elections were held on November 7, 1978, to elect the members of the 96th United States Congress. The election occurred in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. Democrats retained control of both houses of Congress. The Democrats lost three seats in the United States Senate to the Republicans. [2]
1978 was a common year ... forms the new government of ... 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power ...
18 January – The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. 30 January – Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher says that many Britons fear being "swamped by people with a different culture".