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Back to the 80s?

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What can the 1980s tell us about why political parties and football clubs enter into long declines? In our latest Leading Insights article Professor Adrian Bell looks at the Tory landslide and Labour performance in the Margaret Thatcher era in comparison to the result of the 2019 election, as well as the decline and dominance of football clubs including Liverpool FC.

Read the full piece here.

Professor Adrian Bell

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research (Prosperity and Resilience)
Published 20 December 2019
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