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Yuppie TV ads of the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago26 mins

In the 1980s, the yuppie phenomenon was latched on to by the advertising industry creating a slew of yuppie TV ads as Tony McMahon discovers

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Nigel Lawson – the 1980s Tory Chancellor

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

In the 1980s, I lived with Nigel Lawson’s nephew while his uncle was Thatcher’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and architect of her financial policies.

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Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

1980s night clubs operated a high degree of racism when it came to their door policy excluding black youth from entering as Tony McMahon discovers

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Adoration of Margaret Thatcher by journalists

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

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

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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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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part seven

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago222 mins

The 1981 riots in Liverpool and elsewhere were a political challenge for Marxists, especially the Militant, as Tony McMahon discovers

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part six

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

Before and after the 1981 riots in Liverpool, the big question was who should control the Merseyside police as Tony McMahon discovers

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part five

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago019 mins

To what extent did poor relations between the community in Toxteth and the Merseyside police lead to the 1981 riots? Tony McMahon reports

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part four

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago121 mins

Liverpool had seen massive riots in 1981 and now Prime Minister Thatcher and the establishment needed to react as Tony McMahon discovers

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part three

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago020 mins

The media faced a huge challenge covering the 1981 riots but ENG technology was revolutionising TV news as Tony McMahon discovers

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