The Jeremy Thorpe scandal
The Jeremy Thorpe scandal rocked British politics in the late 1970s and nearly destroyed the Liberal Party that he led
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TV roasting of Margaret Thatcher
One TV viewer gave Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a roasting over the sinking of the Belgrano putting the Iron Lady on the back foot
Ken Livingstone versus Sir Horace Cutler
The Greater London Council in the late 1970s and early 1980s saw Tory leader Sir Horace Cutler fighting Labour’s Ken Livingstone
Prince Edward hot and Donny Osmond not – a view from 1981
Prince Edward hot and Donny Osmond not – a view from 1981
The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher
The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher
The Specials in Northern Ireland
In early 1981 The Specials and The Beat were set to play gigs in Northern Ireland to raise money for deprived children in Ulster
When Thatcher caved in to the miners
In 1981, Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher caved into the miners but was simply biding her time for a future showdown
1981 Moss Side riot – police station mobbed
The 1981 Moss Side riot followed on from similar violence in Toxteth, Brixton and Southall but was largely over in 48 hours
Nuclear free zones – the early 80s movement
The early 1980s saw many local councils in the UK declare themselves to be nuclear free zones but what did this actually mean?