Tony Benn, Dennis Healey battle for Labour
In 1981, the left and right in the Labour Party clashed when Tony Benn and Dennis Healey ran against eachother to be Deputy Leader
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National Union of School Students membership card for 1978
National Union of School Students membership card for 1978
Miners produce their own version of The Sun and News of the World
During the 1984/85 miners strike, the tabloid newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch – The Sun and the News of the World – took a very hostile stance towards the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Murdoch was about to take on his own print unions so organised labour was in his sights. The Sun put the…
When Thatcher gave into the miners…
When Thatcher gave into the miners…in 1981. The NUM defeated Thatcher that year.