Sir Bernard Ingham obituary
Rumbustious Downing Street chief press secretary who was central to the style and success of the Thatcher revolution
Source: theguardian.com
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Today in Aviation: First Flight of the Airbus A310
Today in Aviation, the first Airbus A310 prototype conducted its maiden flight in 1982. It received its type certification on March 11, 1983.
Source: airwaysmag.com
"To delightful measures changed...": reflections on the 1978-79 Winter of Discontent
An analysis of a major 1970s highpoint of class struggle in the UK; its character, implications and consequences.
Source: libcom.org
The Winter of Discontent: an introduction
An overview of the UK's 1979 "Winter of Discontent" strike wave, from the Revolt Against an Age of Plenty site. Subtitled History and class consciousness in the UK, this article was written around 2002. [A considerably revised 2012 version of this text is here; http://libcom.org/history/delightful-measures-changed-reflections-1978-79-winter-discontent#comment-511644]
Source: libcom.org