Tides of History
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Commentary on Labour History, British Politics and Working Class Culture
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#OTD 1985. At Bournemouth, Neil Kinnock takes on Militant in his conference speech. He credits the Labour movement with giving him “the life chance of moving out of a pest and damp-infested set of rooms into a decent home, built by a Labour council under a Labour Government”.
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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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#OTD 1978. Jim Callaghan shocks the nation by deciding against an election - despite having no majority and a poll lead. The Daily Mirror had already revealed the poll date when he went on TV, urging the public to fight inflation and “see it through together” over the Winter.
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#OTD 1974. Harold Wilson back in Number 10 after the election. He is asked “how bad” things are for Britain and he admits it’s the biggest economic and national challenge since the war. He predicts two more years of hardship due to oil prices, unemployment and living costs.
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