The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election
The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election. Michael Foot interviewed by ITV.
2015
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1981 UK riots – front page news
The 1981 riots presented the news media of the time with a huge challenge covering live events around the country that sprang up at a moment’s notice
Heroes of 2Tone in the Record Mirror
Heroes of 2Tone in the Record Mirror – from my archives!
National Front targets 1970s school kids
From the late 1970s, extreme Right groups like the National Front and British Movement tried to recruit in school playgrounds
1970s National Front manifesto is grim reading
A 1970s manifesto from the National Front shows how far mainstream political parties today have drifted to the right with many policies now echoed by them
Misery of unemployment in the 1980s
As mass unemployment returns after Covid, Tony McMahon looks back at unemployment in the 1980s which scaled horrific heights