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Old 09-04-2013, 22:25   #142
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Re: Margaret Thatcher

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Originally Posted by DtheP47 View Post
It's an argument that does have some merit until you put into the mix the following Less:
The country was being brought low by union militancy and ineffective management both economic and industrial.
While we were being outflanked and out thought by Japanese, American and Euopean manufacturing interms of productivity,quality control and just-in-time stock management, UK Ltd was sinking into a quagmire of wildcat strikes and restrictive practices.
There had to be change.
Without it, all the Oil revenues from the last century and possibly this one would not have promulgated these changes in the way you suggest.
I agree that changes were needed right across the board, unfortunately the changes that we got weren't the right ones, with the money that was being put into the pot many real changes could have been made that secured the futures of us and the many that are to follow.

Had she been brave instead of spiteful many more would now be praising her and saddened by her death.
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