newspaper – The Thatcher Crisis Years

If you were a teacher in Maggie’s Britain – just accept being hit!

Posted on December 29, 2012March 17, 2018 by The Thatcher Crisis Years

I wasn’t sure whether to laugh at this news item from The Guardian in 1982. A teacher had been hit by a parent but when the case went to court, a London magistrate told the teacher that she had:

wasted ratepayers’ money by bringing the case
being hit was a risk that came with the occupation
she could expect to be hit another six or so times in her career
the best protection was to have a man around

The whole thing was referred up to Thatcher and the Lord Chancellor when unions went ballistic. But you have to remember, this was a time when the unions would have been accused of being soft or trouble making or politically correct. Here’s the article – see what you think!

Record Mirror front covers from the late 70s

Posted on April 3, 2011March 16, 2018 by The Thatcher Crisis Years

I’ve just decorated my bedroom as a shrine to the coolest 80s pop stars and here’s a budget idea to do the same to yours. Basically, I got some of the best Record Mirror front covers off e-bay and then had them framed. Around 1978 to 1981, the magazine had some very stylised front covers with artistic images of stars instead of photos. I don’t know what the reason was – cost, whatever. But framed – they look amazing – here they are!