What broke the Labour Party in the UK?
Margaret Thatcher If you listen to Labour Party supporters, who are usually misinformed, they'll say Margaret Thatcher ruined the UK . To the informed populace, the truth is the opposite, Dame Margaret saved the UK. Before the Conservative Party won the 1983 General Election . the UK was held to ransom by the Unions. If they asked for a pay rise, they got it, which pushed inflation up - which they would complain about - we never knew what was happening, it was worse than being in World War 2 , at least then the country was together. During this period, we had the Miners Strike ; men who braved the picket lines were called "scabs," yet it was those men who kept the mines safe to use for another 15 years. If they hadn't kept the mines ventilated, there would have been an extremely high-risk of an explosion caused by firedamp . Firedamp is an explososive mixture of Methane, and other gasses which occur in mines, unless the area is ventilated. I researched the issues...