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Those huge CND demos in the early 80s

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Those huge CND demos in the early 80s

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The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election

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The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election. Michael Foot interviewed by ITV.

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Peter Tatchell runs for Labour in 1983

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago516 mins

In 1983 Peter Tatchell ran as the Labour candidate in the Bermondsey by-election facing a barrage of homophobia

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The Falklands War – the view from 1982

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago019 mins

The Falklands War in 1982 rescued the then unpopular Thatcher government and led to the general election victory of 1982 as Tony McMahon reports

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