Tides of History

@labour_history · joined 17 Nov 2016

Commentary on Labour History, British Politics and Working Class Culture

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Tides of History@labour_history11 Sep

#OTD 2001. Blair arrives at TUC for speech on EU and Euro. He plans to ask why any nation “faced with such a strategic alliance right on its doorstep, at the crux of international politics, would isolate itself from that alliance” - would be an "absurd denial of self-interest”.

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Tides of History@labour_history8 Sep

Great to speak with @patrickskene about how British rugby league clawed its way back from near-death in the 1970s by reinventing itself for the modern age We looked at what made its such an important period - and what it means for any future NRL deal 👇 https://t.co/JGnN6ml11M h

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Tides of History@labour_history8 Sep

#OTD 1963. In Glasgow, Harold Wilson makes his first speech on the Open University "Investment in the nations education, whether vocational, technical or scientific or in the humanities is an investment in Britain's future which cannot be measured in terms of money or of price"

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Tides of History@labour_history7 Sep

@labour_history I wonder what the country would look like today if he'd called an early election before all hell broke loose in his party. 1K views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history7 Sep

@labour_history Tom McNally, Callaghan’s political secretary, said in an interview a few years ago that he’d go to his grave believing that Callaghan would have beaten Thatcher in an Autumn ‘78 election. 1.9K views · 20 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history7 Sep

@labour_history Callaghan was advised by (Labour sympathiser!) top pollster, Bob Worcester that things would be more favourable by the Spring, best leave it until then. Then! The infamous Winter of Discontent - no, the unions weren't going to be patient for one more year, even fo 1.2K views · 16 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history7 Sep

#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. ht

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Tides of History@labour_history26 Jun

@labour_history What a summer 1996 was. This, and the music (including Walkaway). When Shearer scored in the second minute I thought we were actually going to win it. 859 views · 19 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history26 Jun

@labour_history @wallaceme Three great summers in my lifetime 96, 2005 (ashes) and perhaps 2012 (olympics). 96 takes some beating. 865 views · 13 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history26 Jun

@labour_history Best England team and manager since 1966. We don’t remember Terry Venables enough. 2K views · 53 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history26 Jun

“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… 😭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://

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Tides of History@labour_history15 Aug 2023

@labour_history 80 pages in, this is already excellent. Too often RL focuses on the same few touch points but there's loads of stuff here I never knew about 195 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Tides of History@labour_history15 Aug 2023

🚨Publication Day 🚨 Britain in the 1980s. Industrial Decline. Thatcherism. Unemployment. Miners. Racism. Sexism. Privatisation. Yuppies. Celebrity. Hope and Glory. And the untold story of rugby league’s survival and revival against the odds…. OUT NOW 🤙 https://t.co/3dGB7C44s6

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Likes67.6%1 939 in total

Reposts9.8%281 in total

Replies3.0%85 in total

Quotes2.3%66 in total

Bookmarks17.3%497 in total

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