1979 Longbridge Meeting / by Claire Farrell

1979 Longbridge Meeting

As part of artist Stuart Whipps LPAP residency he held his first open Longbridge 1979 meeting. The artist invited people who worked at the Longbridge Car Factory in 1979 to talk and discuss about their experiences of working at the factory at that time. 

1979 was a pivotal time in the UK generally and specifically at Longbridge. It saw the election of Margaret Thatcher in the May and at Longbridge, the sacking of the infamous union convener Derrick (red Robbo) Robinson in the November.

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