>I doubt I shall starve, these idiots are going to cut of the supplies of medication I need. The last time we were this desperate was the winter of 1946-47, and this time we can't blame snow.
Before my time, but the winter of 1962 was particularly bad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_1962%E2%80%9363_in_the_United_Kingdom