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
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
Miners strike posters and leaflets
Miners strike posters and leaflets from 1984 and 1985 during the NUM dispute with the NCB and the Thatcher government
2Tone bands and the 1981 Coventry riot
1981 saw a riot in Coventry after the murder of Asian teenager Satnam Singh Gill that led to The Specials putting on a unity gig in the city
Was anybody on the People’s March for Jobs in the early 80s?
Was anybody on the People’s March for Jobs in the early 80s?
SUS law – a cause of the 1981 riots
The stop and search SUS laws were based on the Vagrancy Act of 1824 and caused massive resentment among black youth in the 1980s