Of course I never lived through it, i've only read about it..
The poll tax wasn't a good idea, because well.. not everyone could afford it could they.. I can't comment on unemployment as i've not read about it.
What I do know, is she got voted in three times, the second time she was voted in she got something like an extra 50 majority making a majority of 400. Some of what she did was obviously liked. Although of course she had her bad points
Oh and.. well yes of course many of the ideologies that New Labour took from the Conservatives were liked, thats the whole point of Labours reform.. i'm just trying to say that politics of today has now turned to the centre ground so somebody like Liam Fox who's rightwing wouldnt win an election right now..