All due to thatcher ruining industry, the lifeblood of any 'real' economy.
I am glad that the 34 year old who wrote this utter b*ll*x can remember the period 1974 - 1978 so well! I seem to remember that 3 day working weeks, power cuts and the "Winter of Discontent" happened before Mrs Thatcher's time. 1979 was a breath of fresh air (and yes, I was brought up in a mining village). I seem to remember that Scargill had something to do with ruining industry as he tried to cause anarchy in the streets with his red revolution which was the main aim of bringing "his" miners out out every conceivable oportunity. Fortunately, the right side won.