Comments on: The musical backdrop to the backlash against Thatcherism https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: amazon card https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/comment-page-2/#comment-717033 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:22:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-717033 You have some really great posts and I feel I would be a good asset.
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]]> By: seotrk4 https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/comment-page-2/#comment-313102 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:18:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-313102 my spouse and i don’t think your own word ‘multicultural’ existed back then. my partner and i surely never heard The idea obtained with the time, AND ALSO i are inside MY mid teens As soon as your ska revival happened inside 1979-1980.
Multicultural Britain? No, Visit uçurtma single England offers ever been multiracial as well as multicultural. Non-white a person are almost Just like rare Just as hens’ teeth in the UK’s other nations.
“Stand Down, Margaret”, an LP track AND ALSO B-side, are introduced within 1980 (I still have your own 45, throughout “Best Friend” As ones A-side) throughout THE loft. Weren’t your own Specials a great miserable lot? Yes, times were difficult (nobody’s denying that, though This ‘m As bad under Callaghan’s government), but at the least ones Beat had a great sense regarding humour, ALONG WITH extra number inside it is music.

]]> By: JC https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/#comment-203982 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:47:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-203982 Interesting that these examples come from the first 2-3 years when most of the problems would still have been caused by the economic policies of the previous government. It’s like suggesting that punk was somehow a response to Thatcher (I have heard people say this). How about some songs from the late 80s (not Duran Duran, please).

]]> By: Chris Wheal https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/#comment-203979 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:17:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-203979 This is not “evidence-based analysis” as your about page claims.

The whole punk thing at the time was anti-Thatcher – the Angelic Upstarts released an album
called two million voices in 1981 when unemployment reached two million
for the first time.

Anti-Pasti’s No Government was actually No Maggie Thatcher and No Government.

A lot by Crass was anti-Thatcher – take Sheep Farming in the Falklands or How Dos it Feel to be the Mother of 1,000 dead?

And what about Billy Bragg?

etc etc.

]]> By: Neil Scott https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/#comment-203876 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:58:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-203876 Some others here – http://plotsplot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/music-to-bury-thatcher-too.html

]]> By: Paul Hilton https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/#comment-203870 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:55:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-203870 I don’t think the word ‘multicultural’ existed back then. I certainly never heard it used at the time, and I was in my mid teens when the ska revival happened in 1979-1980.
Multicultural Britain? No, only England has ever been multiracial or multicultural. Non-white people are almost as rare as hens’ teeth in the UK’s other nations.
“Stand Down, Margaret”, an LP track and B-side, was released in 1980 (I still have the 45, with “Best Friend” as the A-side) in my loft. Weren’t The Specials a miserable lot? Yes, times were tough (nobody’s denying that, although it was just as bad under Callaghan’s government), but at least The Beat had a sense of humour, and more variety in their music.

]]> By: crumbleaddict https://leftfootforward.org/2013/04/the-musical-backdrop-to-the-backlash-against-thatcherism/#comment-203847 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:11:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=65991#comment-203847 Surely ‘The Selecter’ (pedantic I know…)

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