And at that time, due to poor tory management of the economy, very few people could afford it. A basic thing for the poor, took away? Awesome.
So, pray tell, what did she achieve in her time as PM?
Leave the country in a mess which labour had to pull it out of? Housing, Education, and Trade unions don't matter at all apprently. The Workforce, the backbone of society didn't matter at all to her. She was quite happy to let Miners strike, why? Because she didn't care about their needs. And, eventually, it hit her in the ass. How else can you explain the dreadful opinion polls about her, and her party? Labour winning by a landslide was an inevitability.
Needless bureaucracy? Who introduced the General Management system for the NHS? Thatcher.
The war in Iraq was needed. Simple as. Unless you want a nation to be crippled even more by a tyrranous leader, then it was needed. And I can almost guarentee that it was backed by many, many Tory members when it was put to vote. The country was a threat, Saddam Hussein; a Threat, that needed to be taken out for "his own" country's good. Look at the improvements in Iraq currently, and you'll possibly see my point.
Do you want to critisize every major world party for the Economic downturn? By all means, go ahead, act like a fool if you do so. If you're trying to pin the blame of the economic downturn entirely on Labour, then I pity you. Was there anything that could've been done to stop it from happening? Nope. So, quite simply, it is pointless using it as an argument. Do you honestly believe the Tories would've done any better given the circumstances? Bear in mind that during the early 1980's recession, Thatcher lowered Income Tax (Yes, let's give rich people a break) and raised indirect taxes, effectively criplling the nations workforce, and leading to very high levels of unemployement.
No, I do not pay taxes, I'm too young. My Father does, as does my siblings, so, I am affected by it as well. Although, (And my Dad does share most of the budgetting he does with me) we're doing quite alright for ourselves.
She was not. Simple as. Most of the country hated her, and many places in the UK still do. She did some things which, appeared to be right (depending on your stance in life) But aside from that, she left a mountain of failure that Labour had to clear up for the sake of the country.
So..... it was about a petty hold over an island that really had no right being under UK rule. Check a map recently? And note the sheer distance? Besides, was it really worth warring, when the UN had said it could be (, and should've been) sorted diplomatically?
And.... is that not a good enough reason in itself? Saddam wasn't hung for nothing, the things he did to that country are almost beyond repair (Mentally and Socially for the countless women raped and widowed).
The infrastructure in Iraq was dreadful, truly was, it was sad, just plain sad that humans had to live under such conditions. The place is now on it's long, but successful journey to recovery. Sure, it wasn't planned the best way, and things happened that shouldn't have happened due to incompetencies on both sides (US/UK), but the fact is, it was needed. Without it, who knows what would've happened. It would've got a lot worse, I can almost assure that.
So, nothing down to rises in illnesses, poor management of the NHS, etc.
Cutting the NHS budget would be ridiculous, and the death rate would increase as well as the birth rate decreasing. Now isn't that nice? Though I agree the world is over populating, the NHS has enough struggle on it's hands without budget cuts, and If the Tories ever get in and do such, I think that would be their last term.
Also, love how neither of you responded to my comment about Scotland. Lots of things in England hinge on Scotland, and vice versa. Scottish gas/oil and Iron is needed in England, and without it, an Energy crisis might be on the cards, which would further strain the economy as it slowly tries to recover. If you think the two countries could live without each other, You should think again.
With regards to northern ireland, due to the Labour set-up Power sharing, the place is a peaceland now, however, if the Tories were to get in, it would probably unify Ireland, and again, cripple England that little bit more.
If the Tories were to get in, a structural change would occur and hit England hard. They rely on other countries under the banner of the United Kingdom, and the Tories would gladly watch that be thrown away, as they don't care enough about peoples rights there.
It's quite clear that if it were up to the Tories, a "Rich Britain" would be formed. They neglect the needs of the working, everyday man that makes up the UK.
