1980s

1981-

• Brixton riots report blames racial tensionLast April's riots in Brixton, south London were caused by serious social and economic problems affecting Britain's inner cities, a report has said.
  Lord Scarman's inquiry into what he called the worst outbreak of disorder in the UK this century also blamed "racial disadvantage that is a fact of British life".

1982-

• The emergence of Rap music.

Even though loosely interpreted rap was heard in the 1970s, the real thing began in 1982 with individuals such as Grand Master Flash. The 80s has been the decade best known for inducing rap and 'gangsta rap' to the music scene.

http://www.rapworld.com/history/

1985-

• Some of the earliest stories about 'AIDS' emerged with 'moral panics' throughout the media about the diesease. then in 1985 the first world concert for funding for it was done in 'Live Aid'.

'Queer theory'

The word "queer" in queer theory has some of these connotations, particularly its alignment with ideas about homosexuality. Queer theory is a brand-new branch of study or theoretical speculation; it has only been named as an area since about 1991. It grew out of gay/lesbian studies, a discipline which itself is very new, existing in any kind of organized form only since about the mid-1980s. Gay/lesbian studies, in turn, grew out of feminist studies and feminist theory.

1979-1990-

Thatcherism-This was a loose concept which encompassed her policies of strengthening the powers of central government, curbing the powers of trades unions and local government, and the active promotion of individualism and private enterprise.
Thatcher systematically undermined trade union power, especially during the 1984-5 coal miners' strike.

1986-

Metropolitan councilsGreater London Council in 1986) and control of local government expenditure through 'rate capping' and the introduction of the controversial community charge (or 'Poll Tax') in 1989.

VHS became a standard format for consumer recording and viewing in the 1980s . The introduction of the videos came more availability in societyfor people, especially the youth to watch films with adult ratings.