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Anti-Nazi League carnival
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Build up to the Anti-Nazi League carnival

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 years ago3 years ago04 mins

The Anti-Nazi League Carnival in 1978 was a unique demonstration led by bands like The Clash and TRB against the rising power of the National Front

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Tony Benn, Dennis Healey battle for Labour

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 years ago3 years ago07 mins

In 1981, the left and right in the Labour Party clashed when Tony Benn and Dennis Healey ran against eachother to be Deputy Leader

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Notting Hill carnival ends in riot

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago2 years ago013 mins

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

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Austerity economics – failure 35 years ago

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago05 mins

The 1979 Thatcher government introduced a form of austerity economics called monetarism that ended up being a complete failure

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Racism 1980s
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Shocking racism in the early 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Racism in the 1970s and 1980s could be shocking with appalling comments from politicians like Enoch Powell and the activities of extremist groups

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Iran and the Left – reaction to Khomeini

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago04 mins

In 1979, the Left in Iran and the UK condemned the seizure of power by Khomeini and the clergy but since then, attitudes seem to have regrettably shifted

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Anti Tory art from the early 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago2 months ago13 mins

The 1980s saw an avalanche of anti Tory art encompassing songs, images, movies and plays in a creative expression of Thatcher hatred

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Crashing the National Grid in the miners strike

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago23 mins

During the 1984-85 miners strike, there was an idea that the national grid could be crashed if we all simultaneously used electrical appliances

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National Union of School Students membership card for 1978

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago01 mins

National Union of School Students membership card for 1978

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NOLS LPYS
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Labour Party youth wings: NOLS and LPYS

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago17 mins

NOLS and the LPYS were the two youth wings of the Labour Party in the 1970s and 1980s and they couldn’t have been more different

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