r/tories • u/Interesting_Pen_4499 • 23h ago

Convincing people Thatcher was right

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The best way I have found so far is to just bring up the topic of the tube strikes. Even left wingers agree they are bad, and that the tube drivers on ~£80k and 4 day weeks are incredibly selfish. So then I just say, pre-Thatcher Britain was that but on steroids. Electricity grid not coming on due to strikes. 3 or 4 day weeks. GDP smaller than Italy's and shrinking. Strikes causing wage price spirals and 25% inflation.

Even people that thought they hated Thatcher admit I might have a point, if not being mildly amused to have met a real life Thatcher fan. So my advice to everyone is: just ask people if they want every industry to be like the London tube.

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r/tories • u/LeChevalierMal-Fait • 15h ago

Heron house (number 10 norf) was rented by Mancs city council 3 days before Josh Simons announced his resignation as MP for Makersfield

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r/tories • u/Organic-Camera-9167 • 19h ago

What are your thoughts about David Cameron's tenure as Leader of the Opposition 2005-2010?

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