Originally Posted by
Mopi
i was brought up during the thatcher years..
i remember the late 70s and the massive difference in society a decade later
the 80s changed the UK more than any other post war decade
from a societal point of view, those years did alot of harm....the cult of materialism, breakdown of extended families, loss of christian values and church going, loss of community spirit ...all these trends accelerated massively during that decade
the somewhat better things that happened during the thatcher years were home ownership becoming available for most people in society, streamlining of the economy (although the UKs manufacturing base was destroyed, and the country became a service sector economy)
my recollection of the start of that period ...late 70s.......living in a council flat in Liverpool as a youngster, the community social club, going to church every sunday with my mum.......later on my parents were able to buy a house for the first time, get a car, etc.....by the end of the 80s much of the UK we know today was in place
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