My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
In 1979, SNP MPs toppled the Labour government of James Callaghan opening the door to over a decade of Margaret Thatcher as Tony McMahon discovers
Jim Callaghan heckled during his 1979 election speech
The Jeremy Thorpe scandal rocked British politics in the late 1970s and nearly destroyed the Liberal Party that he led
1979 saw Tory leader Margaret Thatcher defeat Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan in a stormy general election as Tony McMahon remembers
Paul Weller takes the news badly
In 1982, I ran to be welfare officer of Liverpool University Guild of Undergraduates – needless to say, I didn’t win!
1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back – but it’s too little, too late
UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher supported the reintroduction of capital punishment in the 1980s and agreed to free votes that ultimately failed
The 1979 general election saw Margaret Thatcher swept to power in the United Kingdom ushering in an era of polarisation as well as free market economics