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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part seven

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The 1981 riots in Liverpool and elsewhere were a political challenge for Marxists, especially the Militant, as Tony McMahon discovers

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The turbulent Labour Party of the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 years ago2 years ago411 mins

The Labour Party in the 1980s saw a stormy civil war that ended in purges as Tony McMahon remembers from a misspent youth

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National Union of School Students membership card for 1978

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National Union of School Students membership card for 1978

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Labour Party youth wings: NOLS and LPYS

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago17 mins

NOLS and the LPYS were the two youth wings of the Labour Party in the 1970s and 1980s and they couldn’t have been more different

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The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election

The 70s 80s 90s Blog8 years ago2 months ago11 mins

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

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Croxteth Comprehensive – the 1980s campaign

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago10 months ago14 mins

1981 to 1983 saw a community campaign to keep a school in Liverpool called Croxteth Comprehensive open for local kids

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My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago3 years ago01 mins

My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates

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Liverpool student demo ends in tragedy

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago11 months ago28 mins

1982 – what issues gripped the left?

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Marxism at Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago11 months ago06 mins

In 1982, I ran to be welfare officer of Liverpool University Guild of Undergraduates – needless to say, I didn’t win!

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Michael Foot – a great intellectual, not such a great party leader

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Michael Foot – a great intellectual, not such a great party leader

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