Tides of History
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Commentary on Labour History, British Politics and Working Class Culture
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Farewell to one of England’s greats in Kevin Keegan 🏴 Clip from 1979 when Mrs Thatcher invited him to take part in a Euro rally while playing for Hamburg. He refused - arguing that his dad, a miner - would kill him. He said he would have done it for Jim Callaghan though…
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July 1966 and the country watches on as the Charlton brothers take England into the World Cup final… But their dad - Bob- misses it all because he’s working a coal shift two miles underground The Coal Board and the BBC put on a special showing once back at the surface… 🏴
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#OTD 2007. Tony Blair ends decade as PM in last PMQs - to a standing ovation on both sides of the House “Some may belittle politics but we know it is where people stand tall. I know it has its many harsh contentions, it is still the arena which sets the heart beating fast”
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“You better remember where you were watching this tonight - because in 30 years time someone will probably ask you”. The great Des Lynam - 30 years ago today - as England’s Euro 96 dream comes to an end and the BBC shows one of their best montages of all time… 😭🏴
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#OTD 1994. Death of Labour Leader John Smith Having been 20pts ahead in the polls, he had taken apart the Major Government - mired in sleaze and incompetence: “If we were to offer that tale of events to the BBC…It might have even been too much for "Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them"
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