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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
it was visionary in the sense that it was an energy source that was vital to the country and that was being controlled by a bunch of militants, and she directed efforts in removing our dependence on that energy source and its controllers. So, she did the right thing, perhaps not for the right reasons, but people very rarely do things for the right reasons at the time, that usually only becomes clear in hindsight.
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The NUM was a powerful bunch and Thatcher wanted to curtail that power. Its the way she curtailed it that's the problem. There was never a strategy put in place to protect all those men who were about to lose their livelihoods.