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| − | '''Swinging London''' was the approving term coined by [[Time Magazine]] in 1966 to describe the process of social, moral and cultural degradation affecting [[Western]] society in [[the Sixties|the 1960s]], epitomized in the fashionable life of the [[British]] capital. Ostensibly concerned with [[fashion|Fashion Industry Values]], popular music and film and photography (photographers such as David Bailey became major celebrities), Swinging London also had a sinister side which has cast its poisonous shadow over the succeeding decades. | + | [[Image:Swinglon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Swinging London - '''not''' good clean fun.]] |
| − | Reckless promiscuity and the deadly values of a rampaging drugs 'scene' were two of its most virulent aspects; the widespread acceptance of contraception, abortion, and legalised homosexuality also accompanied a leftward political shift which saw a [[socialist]] [[Home Secretary]], Roy Jenkins, dismantle many of the institutional safeguards against moral collapse. | + | '''Swinging London''' was the approving term coined by [[Time Magazine]] in 1966 to describe the process of social, moral and cultural degradation affecting [[Western]] society in [[the Sixties|the 1960s]], epitomized in the fashionable life of the [[British]] capital. Ostensibly concerned with [[fashion|Fashion Industry Values]], popular music and film and photography (photographers such as David Bailey became major celebrities), Swinging London also had a sinister side which has cast its poisonous shadow over the succeeding decades. Reckless promiscuity and the deadly values of a rampaging drugs 'scene' were two of its most virulent aspects; the widespread acceptance of contraception, abortion, and legalised homosexuality also accompanied a leftward political shift which saw a [[socialist]] [[Home Secretary]], Roy Jenkins, dismantle many of the institutional safeguards against moral collapse. |
Revision as of 17:34, December 1, 2008
Swinging London was the approving term coined by Time Magazine in 1966 to describe the process of social, moral and cultural degradation affecting Western society in the 1960s, epitomized in the fashionable life of the British capital. Ostensibly concerned with Fashion Industry Values, popular music and film and photography (photographers such as David Bailey became major celebrities), Swinging London also had a sinister side which has cast its poisonous shadow over the succeeding decades. Reckless promiscuity and the deadly values of a rampaging drugs 'scene' were two of its most virulent aspects; the widespread acceptance of contraception, abortion, and legalised homosexuality also accompanied a leftward political shift which saw a socialist Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins, dismantle many of the institutional safeguards against moral collapse.