The Brink
LaudableIn the 1980s, Liverpool's fortunes plummeted. Docks shut, jobs vanished and neighbourhoods erupted into riots. Into this fractious world stepped a group of hard-left politicians that would be celebrated and vilified in turn - Militant.Three and a half decades on, Militant is still a loaded word in British politics. In Liverpool, many families will never forgive them. But for others, they were hero... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | Society & CultureNewsPoliticsDocumentary | ||||
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In the final episode of The Brink – the podcast that travels back to 1980s Liverpool to look at the rise and fall of Militant – we see the nadir of the political group.
The Liverpool Echo's Julia Rampen speaks to key figures from the time, including... more
After winning a game of brinkmanship with the Thatcher government in 1984, Liverpool Council is enlisted in the rate-cap rebellion of 1985. But when almost all the other rebel councils cave in, the city finds itself on its own.
The councillors face ... more
At a time when Liverpool was fragmenting in the early 1980s, the city found an unlikely ally in a Tory minister.
Michael Heseltine - nicknamed Tarzan - spent three weeks walking the streets, until he became something of a bizarre local attraction fo... more
In the latest episode of The Brink, Julia Rampen moves the focus from Liverpool’s fight with Westminster to the changes that were happening in the city after Britain’s most left-wing local council got into power.
She travels back to 1980s Liverpool ... more
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- Superb.
There is so much BS and tribalism when it comes to Liverpool and the politics of the 1980s which still lives in today. This cuts through it. If you want a fair balanced picture of what actually happened then this is it.
Apple Podcasts5Swiss______Tony
United Kingdom6 years ago - Interesting Podcast
However there is a factual error. Council Tax is only paid by property owners like the rates. It was the failed community charge (“Poll Tax”) that was expected to be paid by all.
Apple Podcasts3DavvoMctavvoUnited Kingdom6 years ago - Great journalistic and informative
A great unique story of the British political history, very well presented and told.
Looking forward to the next episode!
Apple Podcasts5Dima SkyUnited Kingdom6 years ago
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