1982 – looking back after forty years!
1982 was a stormy year that saw the Falkands War, mass unemployment and a scandal involving the Queen’s bodyguard
1982
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Tony Benn, Dennis Healey battle for Labour
In 1981, the left and right in the Labour Party clashed when Tony Benn and Dennis Healey ran against eachother to be Deputy Leader
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
The Falklands War – the view from 1982
The Falklands War in 1982 rescued the then unpopular Thatcher government and led to the general election victory of 1982 as Tony McMahon reports
Bigoted judges in the 1970s and 1980s
The 1970s and 1980s saw some bigoted judges make outrageous comments on homosexuality, race and trades unions as Tony McMahon reports