Margaret Thatcher calls for capital punishment
UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher supported the reintroduction of capital punishment in the 1980s and agreed to free votes that ultimately failed
November 8, 2012
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Police recruitment ad from the riot torn 80s
Police recruitment in the 1980s was forced to address racism after the 1981 riots but by the 1999 Macpherson report it was clear not enough had been done
When cigarette ads ruled the colour supplements
When cigarette ads ruled the colour supplements in the 70s and 80s
1980 – the Year of the Skinhead
1980 was described by one newspaper as The Year of the Skinhead marking the revival of a subculture that took off aggressively in the late 1970s