Bbbbut!!
It's been well documented that the primary cause of UK manufacturing inefficiency in the 70s was the lack of investment in plant and r&d by owners. Though we've all been sold the story that it was due to trade union militancy.
The transition to a service based economy was a consequence of the Thatcher regime's obsession with the "enemy within". That was their political project.
There was no plan for the good of the country - just to benefit the Tories and their hanger ons.
Posted By: slater on November 22nd 2006 at 14:11:55
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- Margaret Thatcher's tenure in Downing Street (General Chat) - Dave in France, Nov 22, 12:29:06
- Economically a winner...socially a disaster.... (General Chat) - Greeny, Nov 22, 13:39:02
- dunno what it was like before her (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 22, 12:58:38
- It was great (General Chat) - Cannydc, Nov 22, 12:43:38
- And Jim Callaghan was doing a great job I suppose........deluded fool!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Nov 22, 16:06:15
- Whereas the Winter of Discontent was named that because...... (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Nov 22, 13:08:08
- Pathetic... (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 22, 13:07:24
- Ignorant twat (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 13:41:58
- ooooooooh (General Chat) - Dave in France, Nov 22, 13:11:55
- Just stating the obvious my Froggy friend (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 22, 13:20:02
- He's not French (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 22, 13:25:30
- Joey Deacon (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 13:42:28
- He's not French (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 22, 13:25:30
- Just stating the obvious my Froggy friend (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 22, 13:20:02
- but (General Chat) - Dave in France, Nov 22, 12:59:30
- Best PM we have ever had. (General Chat) - Army Boy, Nov 22, 12:57:00
- correct (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 22, 14:03:47
- did she stand up against the US (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 22, 13:05:36
- Wasn't she displeased about the US going into Grenada? (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 22, 14:05:14
- Never gave in to USA but there was mutual respect (n/m) (General Chat) - Army Boy, Nov 22, 13:43:19
- If Blair is Bush's poodle. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 22, 13:13:41
- doubtful, he'll more likely be Clinton's love slave... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 22, 13:41:41
- Hillary. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 22, 13:45:58
- which would have more kudos? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 22, 13:56:18
- Probably saying (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Nov 22, 14:03:29
- which would have more kudos? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 22, 13:56:18
- Hillary. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 22, 13:45:58
- doubtful, he'll more likely be Clinton's love slave... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 22, 13:41:41
- Regularly. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Nov 22, 13:09:48
- When the US was merrily funding IRA terrorism, she took a firm grasp (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 22, 13:08:03
- Only worse pm has been Blair imho (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Nov 22, 12:51:39
- and Crisis, What Crisis? Callaghan (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 22, 14:13:34
- lolol right (n/m) (General Chat) - Cannydc, Nov 22, 12:52:18
- She went to war with Argentina, that's what a lot remember (General Chat) - pants, Nov 22, 12:47:58
- True to say any PM would have done the same (General Chat) - Cannydc, Nov 22, 12:51:39
- Just look at Labour's response to the Argies when they invaded the Falklands (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 22, 14:08:42
- Not having that attitude has cost well over 600,000 lives in Iraq (General Chat) - pants, Nov 22, 12:53:35
- Some people cant see any wrong with Blair though. Quite sad really (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Nov 22, 12:54:13
- His taste in women, for starters (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Nov 22, 12:55:06
- Some people cant see any wrong with Blair though. Quite sad really (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Nov 22, 12:54:13
- True to say any PM would have done the same (General Chat) - Cannydc, Nov 22, 12:51:39
- Well, I bet the carpets were spotless when she left (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Nov 22, 12:35:51
- Carol Thatcher's tenure in Im a Celebrity Get me out of here (General Chat) - conker, Nov 22, 12:30:47
- A priceless television moment when Antordec said "and now, a snatch of Thatch" (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Nov 22, 12:55:47
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