Current Affairs The Conservative Party

[spectateur]

Do you not think that the socialist norms of the 70s played a part in the adoption of Friedman's policies in the US and UK? After all, Hayak's work was produced in direct response to the rise of and threat posed by communism. Britain was the sick man of Europe, remember? The Tories got in because the country was in a mess and Labour under Foot was unwilling to see the scale of the problem or provide a less extreme form of medicine than that provided by Thatcher. Remember, the party was so far left that the "Gang of Four" felt they had to leave (funnily enough, I've just left an event held in a room named after Roy Jenkins).

Callahans Labour government was a disaster. Gentleman Jim ?.
The tories got in because, like me, voters wanted a change from the directionless governance of Callahan.
I can't remember what the tories had in their manefest but I certainly didn't expect to be made redundant twice in the next 3 years. Industry gone, my career and future with it.
I don't think many of the young people, envious of their grandparents would like to have been around in the late 70s early 80s.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I became disillusioned. Wilson was my hero, I hated Heath, then both Wilson and Callaghan screwed up and seemed to allow the unions to ruin the country before Thatcher arrived and stopped the excesses of the union militants…..

Wilson was great. He started the Open University. Apparently he himself had the highest marks of anyone in the history of Oxford University or whatever.

Remember his attempts to be a chat show host? He must have been losing it at that point. Harry Secombe managed to keep the thing going, bless him.

 

[peteblue]

Always understood that the Falklands war saved Thatcher. She’d have been a footnote if it wasn't for that.

Very possibly…..

 

[peteblue]

Ah yes, the legendary heatwave of 1976...

One of my kids was born earlier that year…it did get hot mind.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Shame the rest of us dont have the private jet option. Why cant he get the train I wonder

 

[mahermi1]

One of my kids was born earlier that year…it did get hot mind.

Left school that year, what a Summer

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I was due to be born that year but it was so hot my dad's sperm evaporated before it reached my mum. (@Jebus_lives, this beer is quite good )

 

[Rita_Poon]

I was due to be born that year but it was so hot my dad's sperm evaporated before it reached my mum. (@Jebus_lives, this beer is quite good )

Please consider twice bowling underarm like this in the ale house. looking out for a fellow blue, no medals required.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Please consider twice bowling underarm like this in the ale house. looking out for a fellow blue, no medals required.

It's getting better. I said Kevin Mirallas was the greatest player I'd ever seen. I'm winning them over.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

It's getting better. I said Kevin Mirallas was the greatest player I'd ever seen. I'm winning them over.

Only time I ever laughed at us missing a pen when he took the ball of Baines.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Only time I ever laughed at us missing a pen when he took the ball of Baines.

Le Mort Subite is a different kettle of fish. They spat in my beer for daring to order une birre s'il vous plaît at the bloody bar rather than at the table like civilised Belges.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Le Mort Subite is a different kettle of fish. They spat in my beer for daring to order une birre s'il vous plaît at the bloody bar rather than at the table like civilised Belges.

Fkin scruffs. Get out there and smash the wiener off that pissing Manneken

 

[peteblue]

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Le Mort Subite is a different kettle of fish. They spat in my beer for daring to order une birre s'il vous plaît at the bloody bar rather than at the table like civilised Belges.

No, they spat in your beer because you only ordered one, you miserable git……

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Fkin scruffs. Get out there and smash the wiener off that pissing Manneken

I mean I don't want to cast aspersions on @Jebus_lives but wtf is this. I'm grateful they didn't put an umbrella in it

 

[Jebus_lives]

Le Mort Subite is a different kettle of fish. They spat in my beer for daring to order une birre s'il vous plaît at the bloody bar rather than at the table like civilised Belges.

They must've liked you.