Comment Comment by ycombigator It wasn't all coal mining.We lost over 2 million manufacturing jobs at the beginning of the 80s.The hate of Thatcher, imo, was less about "the country" and more directly about the impact on people's communities and direct personal relationships.But looking back, Thatcher tactics were at times borderline fascist.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/miners... parent ycombigator 4 years ago
We lost over 2 million manufacturing jobs at the beginning of the 80s.
The hate of Thatcher, imo, was less about "the country" and more directly about the impact on people's communities and direct personal relationships.
But looking back, Thatcher tactics were at times borderline fascist.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/miners...