Tides of History
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Commentary on Labour History, British Politics and Working Class Culture
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šØPublication Day šØ Britain in the 1980s. Industrial Decline. Thatcherism. Unemployment. Miners. Racism. Sexism. Privatisation. Yuppies. Celebrity. Hope and Glory. And the untold story of rugby leagueās survival and revival against the oddsā¦. OUT NOW š¤
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#OTD 1992. Michael Heseltine shocks the nation by announcing that 31 of the last 50 coal mines in Britain will close - arguing that itās cheaper to buy coal from overseas. Tony Benn speaks in the Commons: āMinisters have lied and lied and lied about the mining industryā.
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Good morning to all. Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend supporting our pubs, social clubs and bars. š»šš This weekās photo is a fabulous internal image of the Swan & Railway,Wigan. Courtesy of @IWoosey.š»š
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#OTD 1974. Election. Winning a majority of 3, Harold Wilson says āBritain faces the gravest economic crisis since the war. He says the next two years will be a āhard slogā for the British people dealing with cost of living, an energy crisis, trade with Europe and unemployment.
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In August, it was 20 years since the death of Robin Cook ā probably New Labour's best performer in the House. This clip is one of only two times he handled PMQs and shows how assured he was at the despatch box: https://t.co/qyu4WwltJz
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Gaitskell and Bevin were in Leningrad when news was announced that Harold MacMillan had called a General Election.
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#OTD 1959. General Election. Shock as Labour suffer third defeat in a row and 'SuperMac' triumphs. The BBC went to a pub in Wales āwhere the opinions are strong and the views quite unadulteratedā to see what they thoughtā¦
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Coming soon!
š„ All access. No filters. š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ England Rugby League: Chasing History. š Episode 1 drops October 21 on #EnglandRL YouTube!
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The poster boy of the upcoming Ashes - Reece Walsh Doesnāt matter which code you are - heās box office and youāll probably never see him play in England again š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ
Incredible, title-winning defence from Reece Walsh in the final minute of the Grand Final. Saved the game. #NRLGF
https://t.co/IadjeFj17K
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London packing them in for the Grand Final! #NRLGrandFinal #NRL #RugbyLeague šø - @AussiesInLondon
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65 years ago in Scarborough. Labour conference votes to scrap nuclear weapons, eject the US from air bases and to pull out of NATO. Time magazine reports that āScarboroughās hotel lounges were like death cellsā as left and right split. Gaitskell promised to fight the voteā¦
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1ļøā£0ļøā£ years since the death of Denis Healey Here he is reflecting on the IMF crisis, when he was āshakenā as the Ā£ came under attackā¦ āI felt the world was collapsing around meā
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"He questioned my paternity so I praised his virility..." The great Denis Healey died ten years ago today. https://t.co/48x99pu5gW
thelionandunicorn.com
He was a political bruiser and hated by the left. But Denis Healeyās great achievement, argues DAN ATKINSON, was to cut without harming.
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Really sad to hear that Patricia Routledge has passed away. A fantastic actress best known for Keeping Up Appearances. Here she is in pure Hyacinth mode keeping it under control for British Gas in 1992. RIP Patricia.
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I remember chatting to Patricia Routledge on the phone when I worked for Frank Field, since she and Frank were such close friends. From the first moment she was warm, gracious, and utterly hilarious. Within minutes she had me in stitches. RIP.
Farewell Dame Patricia Routledge Mrs Bucket was the Nationās favourite Conservative in the 1990s ā¤ļø
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Farewell Dame Patricia Routledge Mrs Bucket was the Nationās favourite Conservative in the 1990s ā¤ļø
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How a BBC strike by the technicians union over hotel allowances saved Only Fools and Horses from the scrap heap And the rest is historyā¦ https://t.co/ek0jDO1Orn
thecritic.co.uk
It was the summer of 1983, and John Sullivan was on a caravan holiday in Hastings with his wife and two children. It had been a difficult few months for the writer, who had been earmarked as one ofā¦
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Slowly but surely the locals from the Nagās Head are slipping away. We all knew a Mickey Pearce. RIP Patrick Murray. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses
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This probably wasnāt Kinnockās worst moment Current affairs photographer Brian Harris got a huge front-page splash (sorry. not sorry) out of it His recollection is worth reading: https://t.co/6Js79zW6bz
#OTD 1983. Neil Kinnock is about to be elected Labour leader. He needs to repair relations with the press so promises them a really good photograph - heāll walk on waterā¦.
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#OTD 1983. Neil Kinnock is about to be elected Labour leader. He needs to repair relations with the press so promises them a really good photograph - heāll walk on waterā¦.
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I spoke to Neil Kinnock on his reflections on that speech 40 years on - itās worth a read!
labourlist.org
With Keir Starmer taking to the stage in Liverpool to deliver his leadersā speech to party conference, LabourList has reflected on another keynote speech fromā¦
40 years ago, tomorrow, Neil Kinnock went to Bournemouth and delivered the speech of his lifeā¦
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