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The Jeremy Thorpe scandal

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago3 years ago03 mins

The Jeremy Thorpe scandal rocked British politics in the late 1970s and nearly destroyed the Liberal Party that he led

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1979 UK General Election changes history

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago14 mins

The 1979 general election saw Margaret Thatcher swept to power in the United Kingdom ushering in an era of polarisation as well as free market economics

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Dead Kennedys and Governor Jerry Brown

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago4 years ago16 mins

California Über Alles was an American punk onslaught by The Dead Kennedys on Democrat governor Jerry Brown in 1979

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80s bands that toyed with Nazi references

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Some pop bands in the 80s liked to play with Nazi imagery and terminology but in reality they were playing with fire

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