Town v Gown – students versus locals
Local youth and university students often connected badly in the 1980s with acts of violence not being uncommon as students were viewed as privileged
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The Miners Strike and my student union year
In the academic year 1984-85, I was Deputy President of Liverpool University student union during the miners strike of that year
My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
Observing the 80s – Sussex Uni looks back at AIDS, the Falklands, etc
Sussex University is compiling an online archive of news and ephemera from the 1980s called ‘Observing the 80s’ – a joint project between the Mass Observation Project, the British Library Oral History Collections and the University of Sussex Library. Click HERE for the related blog.
Toxteth riots: Liverpool University attacked
After the Toxteth riots, Liverpool University decided to invite Chief Constable Kenneth Oxford to address the Law Society leading to a protest
Toxteth riot aftermath: students attacked
In the aftermath of the Toxteth riots there was an increase in attacks on Liverpool University students and even some attacks on members of staff
Marxism at Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
In 1982, I ran to be welfare officer of Liverpool University Guild of Undergraduates – needless to say, I didn’t win!