1971 Misuse of Drugs Act.
1971: Beginnings of English Punk
Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren open a shop on London's King's Road
Dec 1978: Winter of Discontent
Widespread strikes by the trade unions brought the country to its knees, rubbish went uncollected and event the gravediggers were on strike. The Labour government fell in 1979, ushering in Margaret Thatcher and a long stretch of Tory rule.
1977: Sex Pistols denied number one spot
God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols is kept off the no. 1 spot in the week before the Silver Jubilee, sparking rumours of a Conservative conspiracy.
1978: Grange Hill
Phil Redmond’s school drama causes controversy for the next 30 years
1979: Life Of Brian causes controversy
The Life Of Brian is Monty Python's take on what it would be like to be an ordinary, every day bloke and find out you were the Messiah.
1979: Viz is born
First 150 issues of Viz go on sale in a Newcastle pub for 20p.
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