Was it thatchers or majors government who sent round leaflets about it to every house in the country. I remember our whole class being pulled into the TV room (at primary school) to be shown an aids infomercial. When I watched TV, there was the story about Mark Fowler having aids, and a whole host of other things on TV highlighting the ideology to the mass public. Meanwhile durex were rubbing their hands with glee saying "we condom good"
Edit : maybe I laugh too hard at my own jokes when people are genuinely suffering (through AZT or other agent)