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You had to be there to grasp the scale of Margaret Thatcher's revolution
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostHistory is written by the victors, hence much of the Thatcher years is misrepresented - like the claim that she cut taxes when she actually increased them.
You cannot deny that she reduced the number of tax bands and simplified the system.....Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostOptional?
Dunno, but I had the option of History or Spanish.
Of course that was Real History in those days, not the touchy feely crap they teach now.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostOptional?
Dunno, but I had the option of History or Spanish.
Of course that was Real History in those days, not the touchy feely crap they teach now.
I'm glad I opted for geography instead.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostOn which day and in which year did Lord Futtlethuck of Brougham-Stick roger the Spanish Infanta Ms Josephina des Syphiles?
16 April 1775?Hard Brexit now!
#prayfornodealComment
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Originally posted by sasguru View Post
16 April 1775?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by leeperry View PostThe irony is that Labour got into this mess by following thatchers free market ideology.
Yes, but they followed it with incompetence, and did not do anything when the economy was obviously overheating. Their taxing, borrowing and bingeing boom now has to be paid for with cuts to services. Sad but predictable as usual with Labour.Comment
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Originally posted by leeperry View PostNot to mention devestating communities which depended on it and not putting anything in it's place.Last edited by DodgyAgent; 29 April 2009, 15:48.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by Cyberman View PostYes, but they followed it with incompetence, and did not do anything when the economy was obviously overheating. Their taxing, borrowing and bingeing boom now has to be paid for with cuts to services. Sad but predictable as usual with Labour.Comment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostHow patronisingComment
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