"two and a half million people, mostly thrown out of their jobs by Thatcherite revenge,"

Bloody hell, I thought you people had exhausted all the conspiracy theories ......Red doors, Armbands, now its Thatchers "revenge"
What revenge would that be then? AFAICS the people were made redundant because they were no longer competitive, industry either makes a profit or fails, and British industry failed big time, don't you remember the shite we were producing? The strikes etc?

I you want a capitalist system you play by their rules, you don't whine about it.
If the British left had any balls they would have embraced socialism, but instead they went for electability and Tony F Blair.
Fucking hypocrites almost to a man......no self respecting person with one ounce of political acumen would associate with you lot.
You live in a fairyland where everything is laid on for you everyone does exactly as he/she likes and the tab will be picked up by someone else.....contribution is optional.

Socialism will NOT be a free meal ticket, start learning and spreading the word.