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The early 1980s were the most dramatic, colourful and controversial inside our modern history. Margaret Thatcher acquired come to power having a daring intend to reverse Britain’s decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as factories shut their doorways, dole queues lengthened and the inner towns exploded in flames, would her harsh medicine save the Sick Man of European countries – or destroy it off?

Evocative, amazing and gloriously enjoyable, Dominic Sandbrook’s new reserve recreates the about Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982 great turning point in Britain’s contemporary history. For some people this was an age of unparalleled opportunity, the heyday of computer systems and credit cards, snooker, Sloane Rangers and Spandau Ballet.

But as industries collapsed, working-class communities buckled and the Labour Party tore itself apart, it had been also an age of incredible acrimony. And when Argentine pushes seized the Falklands, it seemed the ultimate humiliation for any deeply divided nation.

Here are the early 1980s in all their gaudy glory: Tony Benn, Ken Livingstone, Ian Botham and Princess Diana. Here are Joy Department, Chariots of Fire, the Austin Metro and Juliet Bravo; wine bars, Cruise missiles, the fight of Goose Green and the ZX Spectrum. And towering above them all, one of the most controversial Perfect Minister inside our modern background – the Iron Lady.

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