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Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!

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1980s night clubs operated a high degree of racism when it came to their door policy excluding black youth from entering as Tony McMahon discovers

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Strike action today compared with the past

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 months ago5 months ago09 mins

2022 has seen an increase in strike action but how does it compare to previous decades especially the Thatcher era in the 1980s

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Today’s recession – any lessons from the 1980s?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 months ago5 months ago015 mins

The recession of 2022 and 2023 has big similarities but also huge differences with the early 1980s recession of Margaret Thatcher as Tony McMahon discovers

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1980s homophobia in the House of Lords

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 months ago11 months ago014 mins

A debate in the House of Lords on the Local Government Act reveals 1980s homophobia at its very worst as Tony McMahon discovers

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1979 Southall – a riot and its consequences

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago124 mins

1979 saw tensions fuelled by extreme Right activity reach breaking point in Southall as a riot broke out. Tony McMahon looks back.

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British Asian youth on the march

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago11 months ago020 mins

British Asian youth began a concerted fightback against racism and bigotry in the late 1970s after a period of horrific attacks as Tony McMahon discovers

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What motivated skinhead attacks in the 70s?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago121 mins

The late 1970s saw a wave of attacks on LGBT people and ethnic minorities by young thugs of identifying as skinhead so what was the motive? Tony McMahon investigates.

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part seven

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago222 mins

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

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part six

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

Before and after the 1981 riots in Liverpool, the big question was who should control the Merseyside police as Tony McMahon discovers

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Memories of Liverpool in 1981 – part five

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago019 mins

To what extent did poor relations between the community in Toxteth and the Merseyside police lead to the 1981 riots? Tony McMahon reports

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