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
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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
The 1981 New Cross Fire and the Brixton Riots
The New Cross Fire in 1981 claimed the lives of black youth at a birthday party and the aftermath would undoubtedly contribute to the Brixton riots
1979 UK General Election changes history
The 1979 general election saw Margaret Thatcher swept to power in the United Kingdom ushering in an era of polarisation as well as free market economics
School Kids Against the Nazis (SKAN)
School kids against the Nazis, or SKAN for short, was a schools-based campaign against racism and fascism in the late 1970s
How grim was Britain in 1979?
The black British boxing champion Errol Christie describes racism in Britain in 1979 and how he used his fists to combat it on the streets
The front cover for ‘Original Rude Boy’ that didn’t make it…
A proposed front cover for the biography of Neville Staple – Original Rude Boy – published by Aurum Press