{"product_id":"londons-ours-images-from-the-greater-london-council-1981-1986","title":"London's Ours!: Images From The Greater London Council 1981-1986","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon's Ours! Images From The Greater London Council 1981–1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Labour won control of the Greater London Council in 1981, a party paper celebrated with the headline \"London's Ours!\" — and that spirit of radical, inclusive ambition would define the next five years of city government. Under the leadership of Ken Livingstone, the GLC became a bold and vocal counterweight to Thatcherism, championing lower transport fares, expanded public services, and the rights of communities long overlooked by mainstream politics: women, ethnic minorities, and gay Londoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith unemployment figures displayed provocatively from the roof of County Hall — directly opposite the Houses of Parliament — the GLC made no secret of its confrontational stance, reimagining local government as an instrument of genuine social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat made the GLC's politics truly distinctive was its creative energy. The council deployed poster campaigns, public art, billboard takeovers, and large-scale popular events as tools of both communication and activism, taking aim at racism, sexism, nuclear weapons — and eventually, its own abolition. Rooted in cultural historian and artist Hazel Atashroo's extensive archival research, London's Ours! gathers over 250 images that capture this vibrant visual culture: sometimes confrontational, frequently witty, and consistently alive to the aesthetics of dissent that defined early 1980s Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Four Corners Books, London's Ours! is far more than a political history — it is a richly illustrated record of what it looked like when a city dared to imagine itself differently. As Parliament voted to abolish the GLC in 1985, setting a closure date of 1986, the council's creative output took on new urgency, producing some of its most striking work in its final months. This book invites readers to rediscover a remarkable chapter in London's story, and to ask what lessons its democratic, community-driven vision might still hold for the city today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Different than Magma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55590597656952,"sku":"9781909829251","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/4760\/files\/519bQyOjL9L.jpg?v=1782483464","url":"https:\/\/magma-shop.com\/products\/londons-ours-images-from-the-greater-london-council-1981-1986","provider":"Magma","version":"1.0","type":"link"}