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  The Man who Wouldn’t Keep Quiet

  
  
  The story of Pyotr Grigorenko, a communist political prisoner who was incarcerated for a decade due to subversive opinions and differences with the Soviet rulers of that time.
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  The Planning Game

  
  
  A closer look at the UK planning laws in 1987, where loopholes could be exposed by wealthy and powerful people, allowing properties to be built on the greenbelt.
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  The Power to Change

  
  
  A film from 1985 about appropriate renewable technologies – human scale solutions to significant social and economic problems which we…
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  The Road to Total War – 1984

  
  
  A 1984 Canadian film from a series of seven 55 minute films looks at how the major social, economic and scientific developments have changed the methods and impact of modern war, bringing us closer to total annihilation.
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  Tree of Liberty – A Fair Trial

  
  
  A young Geoffrey Robertson QC argues that 1980s judicial practices fell short due to restricted legal aid and efforts to curtail jury trials.
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  Tree of Liberty – Arrest

  
  
  While Britons historically believed they enjoyed superior freedoms, human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argued in the 1980s that UK rights lagged behind other nations.
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  Tree of Liberty – Privacy

  
  
  In this part of the Tree of Liberty series, a youthful Geoffrey Robertson K.C discusses how little protection there was for a person’s privacy in 1980's Britain.
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  Tree of Liberty – The Right to Protest

  
  
  Did you know that British citizens technically have no right to protest? Made over 40 years ago, this film exposes the strict limits on public dissent as a young Geoffrey Robertson K.C. and Lord Scarman reveal how police permission controls our streets.
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  Union Power – Commission of Enquiry into Trade Unions.1980

  
  
  This film captures a pivotal moment in British labor history. In 1980, trade union membership peaked at twelve million—representing nearly 25% of the population. Operating as a Commission of Inquiry, the documentary brings together diverse perspectives from politicians, academics, business leaders, and unionists to debate whether the law should be used to curb union power.
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  Union Power – Pickerting, Blacking and Closed Shop. 1980

  
  
  This film captures a pivotal moment in British labor history. In 1980, trade union membership peaked at twelve million—representing nearly 25% of the population. Operating as a Commission of Inquiry, the documentary brings together diverse perspectives from politicians, academics, business leaders, and unionists to debate whether the law should be used to curb union power.
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  Union Power – The Unions and the Law. 1980

  
  
  This film captures a pivotal moment in British labor history. In 1980, trade union membership peaked at twelve million—representing nearly 25% of the population. Operating as a Commission of Inquiry, the documentary brings together diverse perspectives from politicians, academics, business leaders, and unionists to debate whether the law should be used to curb union power.
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  Video News One

  
  
  This film looks at the Labour movement in the UK and abroad in the mid-90's.
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