The skinhead look was appropriated by gay men in the 1980s but some opposed this as a fascist and overly masculine subculture
The skinhead look was appropriated by gay men in the 1980s but some opposed this as a fascist and overly masculine subculture
Back in 1983, Thatcher went to the country for a fresh electoral mandate after a rocky first term as prime-minister. From 1979 to 1981, unemployment had skyrocketed and large parts of the manufacturing sector had collapsed. The summer of ’81 saw riots and interest rates were fearsomely high. But electoral salvation came in 1982 when …
County Hall – when Ken Livingstone headed up the GLC
During the 1981 riots there were attempts by the media and politicians to blame left-wing agitators for the violence that erupted in UK cities
Ken Livingstone – always at the centre of controversy – meeting Irish Republicans and Soviet representatives