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Those huge CND demos in the early 80s

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Those huge CND demos in the early 80s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago6 years ago06 mins

After the Toxteth riots, Liverpool University decided to invite Chief Constable Kenneth Oxford to address the Law Society leading to a protest

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

A poem by a striking miner’s wife in the 80s

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

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago02 mins

What young people were thinking in 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago93 mins

The Jobs Express took hundreds of young unemployed people around Britain in 1981 and some companies along the way offered jobs

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago4 years ago115 mins

The early 1980s saw a surge in anti-nuclear protest with the Greenham Common peace camp, CND and a movement against nukes