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