The general strikes that have hit Britain in the past few weeks have reminded many of the Winter of Discontent of the last Labour Government of 1979. It brought about their eventual downfall. Britain came to a standstill for months, with many public workers withdrawing their labour in search of a better working conditions. Magnum's Peter Marlow covered the Winter of Discontent in 1979, from documenting the politicians, union leaders, the strikers and the effects on the general population.