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In 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...
show moreThree 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 heroes.
This is the story of how a secretive group of left-wingers captured power in one of Britain's great cities, and took on Margaret Thatcher. It's about what happens when you try to put your ideals into practice - and how it can go spectacularly wrong. It involves skulduggery, taxis and a case of missing orchids.
This is the story of the most controversial group in British politics. It's the story of Militant in Liverpool.
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The Brink - Trailer
What is Militant, and why is it so controversial?
Liverpool in the 1980s
Militant City - Meet the new regime
Orchids, housing, and race relations
Dented shield or no shield at all?
Militant on the brink
Scuttling around in taxis
In 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...
show moreThree 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 heroes.
This is the story of how a secretive group of left-wingers captured power in one of Britain's great cities, and took on Margaret Thatcher. It's about what happens when you try to put your ideals into practice - and how it can go spectacularly wrong. It involves skulduggery, taxis and a case of missing orchids.
This is the story of the most controversial group in British politics. It's the story of Militant in Liverpool.
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