Most of us got our first pocket calculator in the 1970s but were then told by maths teachers that we were forbidden to use them in our exams
Most of us got our first pocket calculator in the 1970s but were then told by maths teachers that we were forbidden to use them in our exams
The Anti-Nazi League Carnival in 1978 was a unique demonstration led by bands like The Clash and TRB against the rising power of the National Front
1970s kids were obsessed with science fiction as we were influenced by the Apollo space missions and the Soviet cosmonaut program
In the late 1970s, every year at the Notting Hill Carnival ended in a riot reflecting poor relations between the Metropolitan Police and black youth
Racism in the 1970s and 1980s could be shocking with appalling comments from politicians like Enoch Powell and the activities of extremist groups
Fascist infiltration of schools in the late 70s – National Front attempts to recruit children
Digging up this National Front filth from my archives, I was struck how far to the right the mainstream political parties have moved these days. There was the NF calling on Britain to leave the Common Market (forerunner of the European Union) and we’ve now gone the whole hog and voted for Brexit. On immigration …
Newspapers for and by the jobless in the early 1980s
My collection of political badges from the 1980s shows the causes we cared about from racism to nuclear disarmament and freedom for the people of Chile
David Bowie – it wasn’t always adulation. Critics of Bowie could often be very harsh and bitter.