Political Commitment of a New Type? Red Wedge and the Labour Party in the 1980s

During the 1980s, many British musicians expressed criticism of Margaret Thatcher’s policies in their music and in interviews with the press. Following the defeat of the miners’ strike in 1985, some came to the conclusion that only way they could contribute to defeating the Prime Minister was by sup...

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Main Author: Jeremy Tranmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2017-07-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1466