Who Do You Want To Win The Next UK Election?

[nova]

Lets put it this way...Maggie Thatcher almost ruined our country and there are many parties (seriously) being planned in many working mens clubs for when she dies. :thumbup

How?

I certainly wasn't there but looking at the only economic numbers I can find, you guys looked a lot better off in 1990 than in 1980. Per capita GDP almost doubled in that time.

When you say working men, does that just mean people pissed off that she undercut the unions or what?

 

[Tuffdisc]

oh i was taught she did good things. sorry!

Hell, as Peter said, she almost destroyed this country, she knew she was losing in the polls so badly, that she allowed the Argies to invade the Falklands, and it so nearly backfired on us:eek

 

[Zorak]

How?

I certainly wasn't there but looking at the only economic numbers I can find, you guys looked a lot better off in 1990 than in 1980. Per capita GDP almost doubled in that time.

When you say working men, does that just mean people pissed off that she undercut the unions or what?

She made some tough decisions that had to be made in regards to some industries, such as mining. They were never going to be popular but they had to be done. Mining is not a viable economy for a developed nation.

She also had some ideas about privatisation of national services. Which I don't think anyone can defend if they've ever had to pay a British gas or BT bill.... or catch a train that's on time.

 

[Peter Parka]

How?

I certainly wasn't there but looking at the only economic numbers I can find, you guys looked a lot better off in 1990 than in 1980. Per capita GDP almost doubled in that time.

When you say working men, does that just mean people pissed off that she undercut the unions or what?

Well maybe if you lived on the breadline like I did growing up, you may understand. Being charged tax when you dont earn any money is kind of bad.

 

[Accountable]

So is getting a tax refund when you haven't put any taxes in the first place, but that's us.
This is about you.

 

[Peter Parka]

So is getting a tax refund when you haven't put any taxes in the first place, but that's us.
This is about you.

Yes. If you earn no money, have absolutely NO money whatsover coming in, what the fuck are you supposed to pay tax with?

 

[nova]

Well maybe if you lived on the breadline like I did growing up, you may understand. Being charged tax when you dont earn any money is kind of bad.

Shit dude, don't come down on me, I'm just asking. My personal interest in UK history stops at the end of WWII so I don't know a whole lot about what went on there since then...