In the 1980s – gays had the choice to be Tories or rebels. Faced with Clause 28 and bigotry around AIDS, most chose the latter as Tony McMahon discovers.
In the 1980s – gays had the choice to be Tories or rebels. Faced with Clause 28 and bigotry around AIDS, most chose the latter as Tony McMahon discovers.
Margaret Thatcher reduced journalists to a state of adoration for many years through sheer force of character.
What was it like to grow up in the world before digital? Late Boomer Tony McMahon reveals all!
In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession
Just a week before Christmas 2022 – the lead singer of The Specials Terry Hall passed away as Tony McMahon reports
2022 has seen an increase in strike action but how does it compare to previous decades especially the Thatcher era in the 1980s
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
Inflation is on the rise again but will it ever be as bad as the 1970s? Tony McMahon compares that decade to the situation now.
A debate in the House of Lords on the Local Government Act reveals 1980s homophobia at its very worst as Tony McMahon discovers
1979 saw tensions fuelled by extreme Right activity reach breaking point in Southall as a riot broke out. Tony McMahon looks back.