79-87 Society

Question 1

The arts

Answer 1

-churchill, hare and ayckbourn wrote plays which satirised thatcherism
-red wedge, musical collective which campaigned against thatcher in the late 1980s madness, paul weller, bragg
-tv shows eg boys from the blackstuff

Question 2

The church

Answer 2

-1985 report faith in the city wanted help for deprived communities
-bishops such as jenkins and sheppard in liverpool spoke out criticising thatcher

Question 3

Greenham women

Answer 3

-1981 female protesters outside greenham common base
-april 1983, 70k protestors formed human chain
-1984 newbury council evicted women destroyed camp
-camp kept going till 2000 in protest of trident

Question 4

Environmentalism

Answer 4

-1985 bhopal gas leak in india, 3k to 8k killed
-1986 chernobyl incident in ukraine
-1985 discovery of ozone hole due to cfcs

Question 5

Homosexuality

Answer 5

-first case of AIDs recorded 1981 in the UK
-called ‘the gay plague’, homophobia grew
-tabloid outcry 1886 over ‘jenny lives with eric and martin’
-section 28 passed 1988