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Adoration of Margaret Thatcher by journalists

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Margaret Thatcher reduced journalists to a state of adoration for many years through sheer force of character.

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What was life like before digital?

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What was it like to grow up in the world before digital? Late Boomer Tony McMahon reveals all!

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Milton Friedman falls out with Thatcher

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession

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Terry Hall from The Specials – 1959-2022

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 months ago6 months ago13 mins

Just a week before Christmas 2022 – the lead singer of The Specials Terry Hall passed away as Tony McMahon reports

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Strike action today compared with the past

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 months ago5 months ago09 mins

2022 has seen an increase in strike action but how does it compare to previous decades especially the Thatcher era in the 1980s

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Today’s recession – any lessons from the 1980s?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 months ago5 months ago015 mins

The recession of 2022 and 2023 has big similarities but also huge differences with the early 1980s recession of Margaret Thatcher as Tony McMahon discovers

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UK inflation in the 1970s and 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 months ago11 months ago015 mins

Inflation is on the rise again but will it ever be as bad as the 1970s? Tony McMahon compares that decade to the situation now.

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1980s homophobia in the House of Lords

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 months ago11 months ago014 mins

A debate in the House of Lords on the Local Government Act reveals 1980s homophobia at its very worst as Tony McMahon discovers

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The 1970s sweet shop experience

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago3 months ago47 mins

The 1970s sweet shop was a magical experience for kids swept away by the supermarkets in subsequent decades

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1979 Southall – a riot and its consequences

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago124 mins

1979 saw tensions fuelled by extreme Right activity reach breaking point in Southall as a riot broke out. Tony McMahon looks back.

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