Unemployment was so bad even an ex-mayor was out of work
Unemployment was so bad even an ex-mayor was out of work
80s
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Why a single black mother dreaded Christmas in 1977
Why a single black mother dreaded Christmas in 1977
1981 riots: Enoch Powell plays the race card
Veteran right-winger Enoch Powell placed the race card cynically after the 1981 riots trying to blame those from the New Commonwealth
First night of the Toxteth riot – 1981
The first night of the Toxteth riot in 1981 saw a botched arrest followed by minor scuffles but then the whole thing escalated in the following days
When Red Ron met Maggie Thatcher
Scottish Labour MP Ron Brown confronted Margaret Thatcher during a visit to Scotland in 1982 as Tony McMahon discovers
How Paul Weller reacted to Thatcher being re-elected in 1983
How Paul Weller reacted to Thatcher being re-elected in 1983
Marxism at Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
In 1982, I ran to be welfare officer of Liverpool University Guild of Undergraduates – needless to say, I didn’t win!