Originally Posted by
Toneec
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Thatcher's popularity waned amid recession and high unemployment, until economic recovery and the 1982 Falklands War brought a resurgence of support resulting in her re-election in 1983.
She used a war , and peoples lives , to win back support.
The general consensus is, she would probably have lost the next election.
The electorate never got the chance, her own cronies knew they would lose, and so got rid of her.
As for council housing, it was designed for the less well off, so they may have a chance of decent adequate accommodation.
Council houses should never have been allowed to be sold off.
She sold off the family sliver, the countries assets, and the only winners are the privatised industries and corporates.
The service provided by these privatised industries and corporates, is no better, infact generaly speaking it is worse, But the cost is much higher.
Many of the UK’s industries were owned by the state, and all of their profits went straight into funding public services.
As well as providing employment, which in turn, generates wealth, and a source of tax.
As anybody that is in business or has been will tell you, you have to speculate to give the opportuninty to accumulate.
Because you made money from it, does not make it right, if you'll pardon me for saying it, it only shows, an I'm alright Jack, pull up the ladder attitude.
You are correct about people wanting to come to the UK, however during the time that both Thatcher and Major were in power, brits were leaving in record numbers.
During 1991 to 1997, 2.5 million immigrants entered the UK.
When Labour were returned to power, the brits started to return, and even tho the Tories use immigration to slate and berate the last government, the actual number for the whole term of labour, was 2.2 million.
The national debt, and Government spending.
We have had national debt for 200 out of the last 250 years in the UK.
The UK debt is not by the far the highest, when compared to other countries.
The last government borrowed no more than the previous Bunch for most of their term in office, it was not untill the world recession hit, and the banks went into crisis, that is actualy started to go up.
Rightly or wrongly, the Government effectively took ownership and bailed some out. Northern Rock plc being a prime example, had they not,many thousands would have lost everything.
If they had not, the impact on the economy, would have been dramatic , to say the least.
All politicians, with the exception of a few, are only looking after themselves,
I stated before, I only see the labour, lib dems as the lesser of the evils.
I stand by my words, Thatcher was a fascist dictator, a view shared by many of her own former cronies, as well as the public at large.
