The Leadmill, a cooperative arts centre and nightclub in Sheffield, opened in 1980. The venue sought to provide an accessible leisure space for the economically and socially marginalized, and received funding for this from Sheffield City Council. Focusing on the cultural policies of the new urban left Labour Council in Sheffield during the 1980s, this article explores the relationship between Sheffield City Council and the Leadmill. It builds on recent scholarship on the 1980s that has sought to look beyond Thatcherism as an explanation for the decade, and sheds light on the everyday experiences of living through this period. This article argues for the reinvigoration of local history, and demonstrates that an exploration of a site of community leisure unveils cooperation and engagement between groups with disparate and contradicting aims. It tells a different story of the 1980s, one that recognizes how Thatcherism allowed and in some cases enabled the creation of spaces within which its critics could thrive. It shows how a range of political dialogues were present in shaping the policies of local government, and how the longer tradition of state and market interaction was shaped by the specific social, economic, and political contexts of the decade. Above all, it challenges presentations of the 1980s that favour the hegemonic power of Thatcherism and the decade as one of the triumph of individualism.

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“激进项目”：1980 年代谢菲尔德的青年文化、休闲和政治

The Leadmill 是谢菲尔德的合作艺术中心和夜总会，于 1980 年开业。该场地旨在为经济和社会边缘化的人提供无障碍休闲空间，并为此获得了谢菲尔德市议会的资助。本文着眼于 1980 年代谢菲尔德新城市左翼劳工委员会的文化政策，探讨了谢菲尔德市议会与 Leadmill 之间的关系。它建立在 1980 年代最近的学术研究的基础上，该研究试图超越撒切尔主义作为对这十年的解释，并阐明了这一时期的日常生活经验。本文主张重振当地历史，并证明对社区休闲场所的探索揭示了目标不同且相互矛盾的群体之间的合作与参与。它讲述了 1980 年代的一个不同故事，它认识到撒切尔主义如何允许并在某些情况下创造了批评者可以蓬勃发展的空间。它展示了一系列政治对话是如何在塑造地方政府政策时出现的，以及国家和市场互动的长期传统如何被这十年的特定社会、经济和政治背景所塑造。最重要的是，它挑战了 1980 年代支持撒切尔主义的霸权权力的表述，以及作为个人主义胜利之一的十年。以及国家和市场互动的较长传统如何被这十年的特定社会、经济和政治背景所塑造。最重要的是，它挑战了 1980 年代支持撒切尔主义的霸权权力的表述，以及作为个人主义胜利之一的十年。以及国家和市场互动的较长传统如何被这十年的特定社会、经济和政治背景所塑造。最重要的是，它挑战了 1980 年代支持撒切尔主义的霸权权力的表述，以及作为个人主义胜利之一的十年。