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PICS: 30 Great Things About Growing Up In 1970s Britain

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Read More: Kids Toys, 1970s Music, 1970s Toys, Seventies Music, Seventies Fashion, Funny Pictures, Pics & Giggles, 1970s Fashion, Kids Tv, Seventies TV, Seventies, Nostalgia, 1970s, UK Comedy News

The Seventies! It wasn't all bad. In fact, it wasn't that bad at all - especially if you were a kid. Sure, we didn't have the internet, PlayStation...

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Talking About My Generation

Kate Gunn | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Large Families, 1960s, Women, Working Mothers, Generation X, Ireland, Mothers, Stay at Home Mothers, 1970s, UK Lifestyle News
Kate Gunn

This morning I got up at 6 o'clock with the baby. I then went straight to the kitchen to begin preparing food for my eight children for the day ahead....

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I Grew Up in 1980s Britain - But Please Don't Call Me One of Thatcher's Children

Liz Jarvis | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Britain, Apartheid, Margaret Thatcher, Conservatives, UK Conservative Party, 1980s, Thatcher, Thatcher Funeral, 1970s, UK Media, UK Politics News
Liz Jarvis

Rather than making me into a Tory, my experience of life in Britain under Thatcher ensured that I would never vote Conservative.

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Fourth TV Personality Named As Sex Abuser, After Jimmy Savile Documentary

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Janet Street-Porter, Jimmy Savile, UK News, Sir Jimmy Savile, Jimmy Savile Sexual Abuse, Jim'll Fix It, Liz Kershaw, 1970s, UK News

A fourth unknown celebrity has been identified by woman, who said she was abused by him as a child, in light of the ITV documentary which made allegat...

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Police Reveal 120 Lines Of Inquiry Into Jimmy Savile Sex Abuse Claims

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Janet Street-Porter, Jimmy Savile, UK News, Sir Jimmy Savile, Jimmy Savile Sexual Abuse, Jim'll Fix It, Liz Kershaw, 1970s, UK News

Jimmy Savile may have abused as many as 25 victims over a 40-year period on a "national scale", police have said. Scotland Yard has formally record...

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Now You Can Dress Like Maggie..

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 31.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Women in Politics, Margaret Thatcher, UK News, 1970s-Fashion, Conservatives, UK Politics, The Iron Lady, Suits, Fashion, 1970s, UK News

A rainbow collection of Margaret Thatcher’s 1970s power suits is expected to sell for thousands of pounds at auction on Monday. The outfits, worn...

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'It Were Tough Back in My Day...'

Neil Scott | Posted 07.07.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Guy Ritchie, Margaret Thatcher, Socialism, Capitalism, 1970s, Monty Python, Video, UK Politics News
Neil Scott

I don't want a return to Victorian times, a time of certain starvation for those who couldn't find work. I want a return to a tax system that ensures working class people enjoy a decent income, social mobility and empowerment. I want a better world for my children, not a back-breaking struggle.

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The Lo-Tech Times of Childhood

Helen Spencer | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Vintage, 1980s, Retro, Technology, Nostalgia, 1970s, Family, Memories, UK Lifestyle News
Helen Spencer

This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). W...

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Review: Abigail's Party

Chris Cox | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Susannah Harker, Abigail's Party, Review, UK Theatre, UK Culture, Jill Halfpenny, Mike Leigh, Lindsay Posner, Play, Menier Chocolate Factory, Theatre, Andy Nyman, Natalie Casey, Comedy, 1970s, Theatre Reviews, Joe Absolom, UK Entertainment News
Chris Cox

Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party is an iconic play which has a home in the hearts of many thanks to it's 1977 Hampstead Theatre production and subsequent BBC airing. If you knew it then, you'll still love it now, but what for a young whippersnapper like me, who wasn't even alive when the play landed on the scene?

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Me, Camp, the Coach and Children's BBC

Trevor Neal | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Cbbc, 1980s, Football, Sexism, Trev and Simon, Sport, 1970s, Camp, Trevor Neal, UK Comedy News
Trevor Neal

There was a time, obviously before the arrival of Loaded magazine, when I deliberately avoided behaving in a laddish or blokey way because it was trendier to be camp. I was a drama student in the early 1980s. Enough said.

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Felder Felder | London Fashion Week A/W 2012 Catwalk Show Review

Akeela Bhattay | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Style
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Akeela Bhattay

It's always feels a little bit surreal attending a 'mainstream' catwalk show at London fashion Week. I tend to spend most of the week at the Vauxhall ...

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Me, Greggs and Dead Man's Shoes

Trevor Neal | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Glam Rock, Vintage Clothes, Greggs the Bakers, Trev and Simon, Brogues, Clarks Shoes, 1970s, Doc Martens, UK Comedy News
Trevor Neal

I've always found shoes a bit stressful. Buying them. Wearing them. Cleaning them. Finding a perfectly comfortable, hard wearing, stylish pair of shoes is a rare and wonderful thing. It's probably a hangover from my childhood.

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Preview: Topshop's Autumn/Winter Makeup Collection

www.mydaily.co.uk | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK Style
Read More: Topshop Makeup, Nail Polish, Fashion, Makeup, Autumn/Winter 2011, 1970s, Topshop, UK Style News

Autumn is just around the corner (or is it here already?) and while we'll miss wearing our maxi dresses and favourite sunglasses, Topshop's new makeup...

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Style And Grace: Willie Christie, Fashion Photographer

MyDaily | Posted 22.10.2011 | UK Style
Read More: Grace Coddington, Fashion Photography, 1980s, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Style, Catherine Deneuve, Willie Christie, Photographer, Bryan Ferry, Mick Jagger, Fashion, 1970s, UK Style News

Perhaps the most astonishing thing about Willie Christie is that his career as a fashion photographer spans little more than decade. His portfolio bel...

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British Film Appreciation: Theatre of Blood (1973)

Sara Bivigou | Posted 05.10.2011 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Douglas Hickox, Shakespeare, British Film, Vincent Price, 1970s, Theatre of Blood, Ukfilmcomedy, Ukfilmhorror, Ukfilmreview, UK Entertainment News
Sara Bivigou

The creative process can be brutal. To make a sentence the right words must be hunted, like thieves in the night.

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British Film Appreciation: Pressure (1975)

Sara Bivigou | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Oscar James, Horace Ové, British Film, Herbert Norville, Pressure, Black British, 1970s, Ukfilm, UK Entertainment News
Sara Bivigou

Pressure (1975) is spread out over the course of a few days but Tony's experiences are so stacked, he shuffles unthinkingly from one incident to the next, it's as if everything is happening on one verrrrrrrry long day.

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