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Did Margaret Thatcher's reforms unduly impact the nation outside of the south east?
Margaret Thatcher's governments from 1979 to 1990 pursued privatisation, union reforms and industrial restructuring that closed coal mines, steelworks and shipyards. These changes concentrated in northern England, Scotland and Wales, where traditional heavy industries declined sharply while service sectors grew in the south east. Unemployment in former industrial areas rose significantly during the 1980s before partial recovery through new investment.
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Whole towns were effectively unemployed when the mines closed. Heroin moved in for young people with no prospects of a job and people died. She devastated some areas of the north to prove her point. I still feel angry about what she did to this country, selling off our assets and devasting northern communities
The Thatcher-era policies led directly to the greatest period of British growth, influence, and success, in modern history. Look at the music that came from all parts of the country. Look at our world standing then and compare with now. The entire country, as a whole, benefitted.