Glennis Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Wrong on one count. We as a country were already bankrupt in 1976, and had to call in the IMF to bail us out. It was because of having to follow IMF economic policy in exchange for being bailed out, that the unions went on to provoke the Winter of Dicontent; at the time, they didn't care whether or not anybody could afford to eat, as long as they retained all their powers. Thatcher put paid to that, once and (hopefully!) for all. Yes in many ways the unions set themselves up for disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Oh how wonderful life was when rubbish wasn't collected for weeks and weeks and we had regular blackouts etc etc. Ah hark the memories. Atleast everyone had a JOB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Atleast everyone had a JOB!!! Don't be silly. Never in history has everyone had a job. !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennis Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Atleast everyone had a JOB!!! Yes, in those days you could leave a job on the Friday, and have another job to go to on the Monday. I was made redundant one Friday morning in 1979, I phoned a potential employer and was offered an interview that afternoon, and started on the following Monday. I stayed with that employer for almost 7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Don't be silly. Never in history has everyone had a job. !!! All those who wanted one did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutyertrap Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Atleast everyone had a JOB!!! There's more to life than work. Many industrial jobs in the 1970s were filthy, dangerous and few who did them lived to a ripe old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Atleast everyone had a JOB!!! Stupid comment of the week http://www.economicshelp.org/uploaded_images/unemployment-71-05-736294.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblet Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I know its probably the warm glow of nostalgia, but looking back I realise now that I quite liked the likes of Nicholas Ridley, Norman Tebbit, Alan Clarke etc - didn't like their policies, but at least they had character Is it just me getting old, or do today's politicians (of all parties, but with a few exceptions) seem so bland in comparison But then, for every Tebbit there was a Leon Brittan, so maybe it wasn't such a golden age after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I know its probably the warm glow of nostalgia, but looking back I realise now that I quite liked the likes of Nicholas Ridley, Norman Tebbit, Alan Clarke etc - didn't like their policies, but at least they had character Is it just me getting old, or do today's politicians (of all parties, but with a few exceptions) seem so bland in comparison But then, for every Tebbit there was a Leon Brittan, so maybe it wasn't such a golden age after all I will agree with you on that Boblet, most are career politicians coming out of a politician sausage factory. Personally I'd love to see more real people with real life experience from previous jobs, like doctors, nurses, cops, firemen, dentists, IT workers, lawyers, farmers, vets, academics, scientists, business people & entrepeneurs, engineers, builders and trades people. Wouldn't it be great if our parliament more closely reflected it's citizens and could relate to them better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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