The only thing that saved the first Thatcher government was the Falklands/Malvinas War. The Argentine generals who were in trouble were lured into staging a popular bit of adventurism.

And what lured them on was the way in which the Thatcher government had cut back and cut back on the British naval presence in the area, giving what was interpreted as a clear signal that possession of the islands was an embarrassment to Britain, and that there wouldn't be any serious opposition to a fait accompli occupation. Maybe it wasn't an intentional trap, just the unintended result of an in session with making cuts that went too far. Or maybe it was a calculated gamble that paid off.

In spite of which "I hate Maggie" thinking and posting is a waste of energy, and a diversion. It's very convenient for the politicians who are intent on screwing us today - either in the Official Tory party, or in Blair's unofficial Tory government.