Wednesday 16th January 2019. In our first lecture of 2019 Dr James Freeman took us back to the 1970’s and showed us how in many ways there were parallels with the austerity of the 2008-2018 period. He also showed how Euro Scepticism and Brexit had links with the 1970s and how misrepresentation by the British media and more recent British politicians of this decade is still part of our political story. He explored some of the key differences as well. Our members took part in a lively question and answer session at the end of the lecture, many sharing their personal experiences of life in the 1970’s. It was a really good start to 2019.