Once upon a time Britain had loads of nationalised industries that ran key bits of the economy like energy, electricity,...
miners
In 1984, the students at Liverpool University saw fit to elect me as Deputy President of the Guild of Undergraduates...
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The early 1980s witnessed a very productive output of anti Tory art from the Left and the labour movement. Go...
Seems a rather strange idea now but back in 1984 during the miners strike, we were told to fire up...
During the 1984/85 miners strike, the tabloid newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch - The Sun and the News of the...
In my first year at university, I ran for the welfare officer position in the student union at Liverpool Uni....
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In 1981, the miners won - but not in 1985 The Lady was not for Turning - except when it...
OK - strictly speaking this is second term Thatcher (1983-1987) but having found a load of miners strike related stuff...
Bested by the miners in 1981 We all know Thatcher defeated the National Union of Mineworkers in 1985 - but...
