Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
In March 1981 Margaret Thatcher reached the lowest point of her premiership, with opinion polls showing just 16 per cent of the country satisfied with her government. She remained... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
In May 1990 Margaret Thatcher completed eleven years as prime minister, the longest unbroken term in office since the 1820s. But by the end of that year, she had been deposed by her own... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
Was the prosperity of the 1990s always doomed to fail?
It was, as the Labour duo of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown frequently said, the longest period of economic growth in British history. From the last quarter of 1991 right through to the... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
Having won the 1979 general election with a 44-seat majority, Margaret Thatcher led the Conservative Party to a second triumph in 1983, increasing her majority to a huge 144.
That... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
Was the UK political landscape in the 1970s really as bad as we’re told?
‘This once-great nation of ours is teetering on the brink of an abyss,’ reflected Ronnie Barker’s character, Fletcher, in a 1975 episode of Porridge. And for many he seemed to sum up the... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
The best years of British television – the 1960s through to the early 1990s – were the happy consequence of an almost accidental structure. And the key was diversity within a very small... Читать далее