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Reassessing the 1970s
Panel discussion held at the British Academy on 23 September 2009.
Was the UK ungovernable, benighted in a state of social and economic collapse during the 1970s, or was that decade a period of significant social progress and creativity? A group of eminent historians sought to put the UK's achievements and failures during the 1970s in historical, social, economic and international context, and set the agenda for the future study of the period.
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The panel discussion was chaired by Professor Laurie Taylor, with contributions from Dr Lawrence Black (University of Durham) Professor Frank Mort (University of Manchester), Dr Hugh Pemberton (University of Bristol), Professor Pat Thane FBA (Institute of Historical Research, University of London), and Professor Jim Tomlinson (University of Dundee). It was convened by Professor Pat Thane, Dr Lawrence Black, University of Durham and Dr Hugh Pemberton, University of Bristol.