Notting Hill carnival ends in riot
In the late 1970s, every year at the Notting Hill Carnival ended in a riot reflecting poor relations between the Metropolitan Police and black youth
May 2017
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Austerity economics – failure 35 years ago
The 1979 Thatcher government introduced a form of austerity economics called monetarism that ended up being a complete failure
Shocking racism in the early 1980s
Racism in the 1970s and 1980s could be shocking with appalling comments from politicians like Enoch Powell and the activities of extremist groups