Thatcher's legacy

**Diver** · 5 August 2008, 08:34

What a difference a year makes. House prices, the economy, the availability of mortgages, and Gordon Brown's ratings have all plummeted - and with them retail sales, house building and consumer and business confidence. Even the Poles are going home.

See! There's always an upside

**DimPrawn** · 5 August 2008, 08:37

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Too many bankers and not enough wealth

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...lth/article.do

Too many banker on CUK too.

**sasguru** · 5 August 2008, 08:39

I liked the poles. Who's going to fix my bathroom and kitchen to immaculate standards in 2 days for a fiver now, eh?

**Diver** · 5 August 2008, 08:39

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Too many banker on CUK too.

W

**Diver** · 5 August 2008, 08:40

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

I liked the poles. Who's going to fix my bathroom and kitchen to immaculate standards in 2 days for a fiver now, eh?

You have a bathroom in that little caravan

**Diver** · 5 August 2008, 08:44

Originally posted by zeitghost

Gosh.

Do you mean that actually making things might be a good idea?

Nah.

Impossible.

Wot we need is one of those Industrial revolution thingies like wot we had before, innit

**BlasterBates** · 5 August 2008, 09:02

I find it amazing that everyone talks about Thatcher's legacy. She's been out of office for the best part of 20 years. Is this not Harold Wilson's leagcy or even Gladstone. Interesting this isn't Blair's legacy.

**Diver** · 5 August 2008, 09:05

Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

I find it amazing that everyone talks about Thatcher's legacy. She's been out of office for the best part of 20 years. Is this not Harold Wilson's leagcy or even Gladstone. Interesting this isn't Blair's legacy.

It's because Maggie crushed the Unions, Introduced new Legislation to..........Oh god I cant go on. Google is your friend

**sasguru** · 5 August 2008, 09:05

Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

I find it amazing that everyone talks about Thatcher's legacy. She's been out of office for the best part of 20 years. Is this not Harold Wilson's leagcy or even Gladstone. Interesting this isn't Blair's legacy.

The idea of relying solely on financial and services industries was Thatcher's. Labour continued it.
But once you've got rid of manufacturing, it's impossible to get it back.
Thatcher should have used her skills to turn around the ailing industries BEFORE privatising them, like the French managed to do.

Thatcher's legacy