First night of the Toxteth riot – 1981
The first night of the Toxteth riot in 1981 saw a botched arrest followed by minor scuffles but then the whole thing escalated in the following days
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Thatcher destroys the GLC
In 1985, Margaret Thatcher abolished the GLC and other metropolitan county councils that had been a thorn in her side
1981 riots blamed on left-wing agitators
During the 1981 riots there were attempts by the media and politicians to blame left-wing agitators for the violence that erupted in UK cities
Monotony – unemployment in the eighties
Unemployment in the eighties was endemic in the United Kingdom with millions out of work and an underground dole culture emerged
Thatcher: the lady is not for turning
At the 1980 Conservative Party conference Margaret Thatcher declared that the lady was not for turning but turn she did on economic policy
Jobs Express led to jobs creation!
The Jobs Express took hundreds of young unemployed people around Britain in 1981 and some companies along the way offered jobs
Give Us A Future say 80s jobless youth
Contrary to what many think, youth in the 80s were often jobless and in dire poverty with one terrible training schemes to provide an income
High youth unemployment – we knew it too…back in 1980
High youth unemployment – we knew it too…back in 1980
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