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Originally Posted by Livia
That's a bit of a wild generalisation. You think everyone who's below a certain salary votes Labour?
There are lots of working class members of the Conservative party, just as there are some very rich "champagne socialists" in the Labour party.
The economy was better under Thatcher, whether you like her or not. The Tories inherited an unstable economy from Labour and built it up. Nothing happens over night, but eventually interest rates went down, unemployment went down we had a strong pound... then Labour got in and for ten years steadily spent all the money, sold off our gold reserves, plundered our pension pots... then lost a General Election to the Conservatives. So once again the Conservatives have inherited an unstable economy from Labour. It's like a vicious circle.
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Unemployment? Surely she can't be credited for reducing that, it soared under Thatcher to the highest point since the Great Depression, sure she managed to bring down inflation but at a very high price, and Thatcher's economy wasn't particularly stable either, she also oversaw two recessions as well as a crippling boom and bust period