2013
London reacts to Maggie in 1979
London and the south east had a swing to the Tories in 1979 that was 50% higher than the rest of the country. The GLC was already in Tory hands under the leadership of Horace Cutler. He was looking forward to a close working relationship with Thatcher around issues that would eventually move in his…
James Callaghan heckled by Pat Arrowsmith
Jim Callaghan heckled during his 1979 election speech
Riot police armed with dustbin lids
As the level of civil disturbances rose in the 1970s riot police complained of only having dustbin lids and traffic cones for protection
Marxist humour in the 80s – an advert for the Eurocommunist magazine Marxism Today
Marxist humour in the 80s – an advert for the Eurocommunist magazine Marxism Today
Tories and racism in the 1970s
What did people around Thatcher think about race relations?
Thatcher was not a feminist
In recent years, Thatcher has been lauded as a feminist icon – an idea that would have been laughed at in the 1980s