"Coal:"
Doesn't matter who did it - when Thatcehr came we had a mining industry
When she left - we didn't
"Steel:"
You out line the gradual rundown o the steel industry by various governments - Thatcher administerd the death blow
The strike (the first in half a century)
The workers believed they were entitled to a pay rise - they asked for 20& - the bosses offered %6
A commission of enquiry decided %16 was reasonable
Workers do not go on strike unmless they are forced to
Taking strikes out of context is meaningless
HERE'S THE CONTEXT FOR YOU
Once again you are blaming workers for standing up for their needs and nort being prepared to shoulder the responsibility for a fucked up economy
As far as democracy goes - I have no say in what my MP does once he/she is elected - I could go to a union meeting and vote on any major decision
Show me where that is in the constitution!
The industries were in decline because of lacjk of investment and opposition to them by various governments who accepted the profit ethic as being more important than long term stability and the welfare of employees.
Thatcher wielded her knife because she was able to and she left much of Britain an economic and industrial wasteland
Jim Carroll