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Nigel Lawson – the 1980s Tory Chancellor

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

In the 1980s, I lived with Nigel Lawson’s nephew while his uncle was Thatcher’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and architect of her financial policies.

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Milton Friedman falls out with Thatcher

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In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession

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Inflation and unemployment under Thatcher

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 years ago3 years ago26 mins

Both unemployment and inflation soared in the first two years of the Thatcher government though the Tories were open to a rise in the jobless figures

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The economic Recession of 1979 to 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 years ago2 years ago06 mins

Between 1979 and 1981, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher presided over an unprecedented economic recession that devastated manufacturing industry

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Austerity economics – failure 35 years ago

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago05 mins

The 1979 Thatcher government introduced a form of austerity economics called monetarism that ended up being a complete failure

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Political badges from the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago3 years ago05 mins

My collection of political badges from the 1980s shows the causes we cared about from racism to nuclear disarmament and freedom for the people of Chile

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Thatcher downfall expected in 1984

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago3 years ago04 mins

In its end of year edition in 1979, The Economist predicted the imminent downfall of Margaret Thatcher but instead she endured for another decade

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1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back

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

1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back – but it’s too little, too late

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1979 UK General Election changes history

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago3 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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Monotony – unemployment in the eighties

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago3 years ago03 mins

Unemployment in the eighties was endemic in the United Kingdom with millions out of work and an underground dole culture emerged

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