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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.
Mr Jones, do not take this as a personal attack, as the last thing I need is enemies. What you know at your tender age knows about the Thatcher era could be crafted on the rear of a 1st class stamp. I have 3 children older than you and brought another family up as well after that bitch was deposed, interest rates inflation were at a level no right thinking person today would beleive. I will breifly seek to enlighten you, interest rates for borrowers were 12% businesses were paying 5% over base rate plus bank charges, this totaled approx 20% whilst working on a profit margin of 30%. Why? to destroy the bargaining power of the working classes IE miners etc, also a pointless campaign in the Falkland Islands, and also to keep Ireland devided. Do not play at politics Quote."My friends and myself included" if they are of your era how do you know?
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I personally suffered badly between 1982 - 1989. I don't wish to go any further, thats's my priovate affairs and your OUT OF ORDER making grandstand comments. You do snipe and look down Ian, though that's life. I wouldn't do it to you so you don't have to worry about making enemies. And your right, you could loathe Thatcher on the back of a postage stamp.
Elsewhere; The Tories have changed is nonsense. Many tory voters yearn for Thatcherism or a hard line approach. Their issues will not go away if Cameron gets elected because they will have put him there. Many don't like Cameron but want Labour out. Eg if he doesn't make Tax Cuts in the first 4 years he knows he may well lose and where's the tax cuts coming from. Look around Hyndburn at all the regeneration. Thats where from. And with not many Tory MPs up north, who will a Tory government be influenced by, East Sussex or East Manchester?
Off Topic. (I am against the War in Iraq). Someone wrote that 255 British serviceman lost their lives in the Falklands and 134 have lost their lives in Iraq. I know Blair has come in for stick but we were right to go into Kosova (and did good), Sierra Leone (and did good) and had to go into Afghanistan regardless because of the terrorist training camps. Whilst not a Blairite I think he has been a strong, if controversial leader.