Police raids of clubs in the 1980s and 1990s
Night clubs in the 1980s and 1990s were often subjected to police raids for various reasons as TV historian Tony McMahon recalls
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Coventry heroes escaping the Ghost Town
In 1981 – Coventry really was the Ghost Town but local heroes like Neville Staple and Errol Christie were trying to make a difference – as Tony McMahon reports
When the BBC refused to screen Dallas
In 1985 the BBC lost the rights to screen the TV series Dallas to ITV and refused to screen the remaining episodes
Yuppie TV ads of the 1980s
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
Nigel Lawson – the 1980s Tory Chancellor
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.
Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!
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
Adoration of Margaret Thatcher by journalists
Margaret Thatcher reduced journalists to a state of adoration for many years through sheer force of character.
Today’s recession – any lessons from the 1980s?
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
Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part seven
The 1981 riots in Liverpool and elsewhere were a political challenge for Marxists, especially the Militant, as Tony McMahon discovers
Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part six
Before and after the 1981 riots in Liverpool, the big question was who should control the Merseyside police as Tony McMahon discovers