Thread: Could the Tories have won the 1997 general election?
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Old 10-08-2008, 02:42 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Under Thatcher you had a chance if you were prepared to do some graft(Its probably why those who hated her where ,bone idle socialists)
Not really, she tipped the balance overwhelmingly in favour of the rich. Hence median wages declined per hours worked.
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