Missing Words – The Selecter and Pauline Black
Missing Words – The Selecter and Pauline Black
1981
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Brixton Riots – Lord Scarman investigates
After the April 1981 riot in Brixton, Lord Scarman was sent to investigate the causes and found they were spontaneous and not planned
The 1981 New Cross Fire and the Brixton Riots
The New Cross Fire in 1981 claimed the lives of black youth at a birthday party and the aftermath would undoubtedly contribute to the Brixton riots
Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials
Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials from 1979 to 1981
2Tone bands and the 1981 Coventry riot
1981 saw a riot in Coventry after the murder of Asian teenager Satnam Singh Gill that led to The Specials putting on a unity gig in the city
Was anybody on the People’s March for Jobs in the early 80s?
Was anybody on the People’s March for Jobs in the early 80s?
Michael Foot – a great intellectual, not such a great party leader
Michael Foot – a great intellectual, not such a great party leader
Thatcher: the lady is not for turning
At the 1980 Conservative Party conference Margaret Thatcher declared that the lady was not for turning but turn she did on economic policy
Jobs Express led to jobs creation!
The Jobs Express took hundreds of young unemployed people around Britain in 1981 and some companies along the way offered jobs