Oh, how I laughed. Watching the 1980's conservative government trash the statist, bullying Unions was fun. The opening up of enterprise was welcome (until it was handed over to corporatist entities and quangos, bit by bit). But I don't look back kindly on the Thatcher years any more. John Redwood may have fond memories, but he appears to forgotten a few things.
So, to jog his memory, here are five reasons not to look back with a longing sigh;
1) It was Thatcher who started the ball rolling to disarm the population with the semi-automatic rifle ban. Apparently, we could be trusted to make sure our families wouldn't starve, but not to make sure they weren't robbed or raped in their own homes. Hell, we couldn't even be trusted to shoot at targets
2) Nationalisation of morality. Apparently, we couldn't even be trusted to send our kids to schools to learn moral values that were in tune with our own. Oh no. That must be nationalised. Section 28, anyone?
3) Daily Mail said drugs ate my hamster, aka the right to party. Horror of horrors, lots of young enterprising people started joining together in fields and warehouses and enjoying themselves. You can't be trusted to do that! Ban it! Ban it!
4) Enviromentalism. Yes, green-'o'-loonies. Lady T is your patron saint. Well done.
5) EU smoke and mirrors. Oh yeas, slamming handbags on the table, rebates, blaa blaa blaa. Nonsense. Thatcher started the ball rolling by signing various treaties that stole the hard won democratic rights of the people of the UK and handed them over to unelected EU officials. You see, you could be trusted to feed your own family, but not to vote correctly, etc etc.
Shall I go on?
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