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Aggressively moderate. Brexit sucks. Andrew Neil is a snowflake

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Jun 26, 2026
Lots of Boomers seem to be remembering the summer of 1976 with rose tinted spectacles, & think that they ‘just got in with it’ Let’s have a look at what the newspapers of the day had to say in 19...
SummaryA thread debunks the nostalgic narrative about summer 1976 by showing contemporary newspaper reports revealing significant hardship: excess deaths (particularly among elderly), school closures, railway disruption, airport strikes, factory walkouts, and a crime wave. The takeaway is that people didn't simply "get on with it"—they experienced serious challenges that often go unremembered.9 tweets1 min read