People kept voting for Thatch because she did things they liked

They liked the Falklands: short, clear cut, victorious (cf Iraq)

They liked breaking the power of the unions and beating Scargill (cf the 3 day week and the winter of discontent)

They liked home ownership, and rising house prices, and a booming economy

She had lots of popular (or populist) policies for a long time

It was John Major they voted in because of (a) habit for voting Tory and (b) lack of credible alternative. Not Thatcher.

Posted By: Old Git on October 20th 2010 at 12:34:50

Message Thread

Is Red Ed the best that Labour have? Cameron has just rinsed him at PMQs (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Oct 20, 12:22:48
- I think Labour have dropped a big clanger there (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 20, 12:29:36
  - I'm not so sure - he's pissed off the Yummy Mummies, I reckon he'll (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 20, 12:33:58
- He did OK at his debut PMQs, I thought (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 20, 12:29:06
  - Maybe (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 20, 12:30:34
    - People kept voting for Thatch because she did things they liked (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 20, 12:34:50
      - shhhh you'll get the "thatcher is dying" mongtards upset (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 20, 12:58:38
      - similar to labour - spending money they didnt have to keep in power for 3 terms (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Oct 20, 12:47:38
      - And annoying Ben Eltons. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 20, 12:46:17
      - OK (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 20, 12:43:59
    - 2 people kept her in power - Scargill and Pinochet (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 20, 12:32:14
      - and galtieri (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 20, 12:33:49
        
        And Errol Brown out of Hot Chocolate (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 20, 12:38:28
        
        And Frank Bruno (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 20, 12:42:20
        
        And Patrick Moores off of Xylophones and Space (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 20, 12:43:03
        
        and nolly edmonds off of swap shop and beards (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 20, 12:46:01
        
        i didn't realise he was one of them racists (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 20, 12:45:39
        
        Worse than that. He is a patron of the Shitarses Protection League) (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 20, 12:48:35
        
        lol (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 20, 12:46:56
        
        and Maggie Philbin off of Keith Chegwin's cock (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 20, 12:45:02
        
        Bollox, yes that's who I meant, not Pinochet. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 20, 12:36:42
- he's a waffling ideot (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 20, 12:28:39
- Red???? When was the last even slightly pink Labour leader? (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 20, 12:26:01
- Hope so, the bumbling young idiot (NCFC) - HoofinHughes, Oct 20, 12:24:52

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