The General Election of 1979 - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
A survey of the events and personalities in British politics before the 1979 General Election:
The 1979 election inaugurated the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the longest continuous premiership since that of Lord Liverpool (1812-27), and an 18 year period of Conservative government. It occurred after the ’winter of discontent’, marked by public sector strikes which destroyed the Labour government’s social contract. James Callaghan, defeated Labour Prime Minister, declared before the election that it marked a sea-change in British politics. Was he right?
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
0 views
24
5
5 days ago 00:00:25 0
The Emperor Who Banned Pants
1 week ago 00:08:29 0
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the IDF General Staff Forum To Discuss Results
2 weeks ago 00:03:05 0
9 Ninths (Just Intonation / Microtonality)
2 weeks ago 00:28:27 0
Patreon Ep#46 - Deimos WB vs Val FC
2 months ago 00:17:58 5
Un navire de la marine mexicaine s’écrase sur un pont de Brooklyn avec 200 passagers à bord-MDL NEWS