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True but it's also untrue that all miners were left destitute as some on here seem to believe, the truth as always lies somewhere in between.

Excellent, a balanced view rather than a very one sided one :thumbsup:

Interesting, please expand, I'm not quite sure how Thatcher could stop you working tbh. I am quite good mates with a miner from Doncaster who had spent 30 years down the mines, he retrained as an electrician and plumber and prospered after a couple of tough years and now regrets how long he...

I am not for a minute suggesting she was anywhere near perfect but having lived though the Wilson and Heath years we needed someone strong in power, warts and all. This country was an absolute shambles when she took over.

Kind of convenient to still be able to blame her for today's ills I guess, if ridiculous.

If you lived through the years before she came to office with the country crippled by the power of the unions and long drawn out strikes that they initiated virtually every week somewhere, you might see her in a different light. She was exactly what this country needed imo. Her voice...