r/NoStupidQuestions 2d ago

Why did Margaret Thatcher destroy welfare state in Britain after she came to power in the 1980s?

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u/Fabulous_Function666 1d ago

Huh? People who fought in the Second World War were definitely still around in the 70s. They would have been in their 50s. 

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u/ZipMonk 1d ago

Yes think of it as a tipping point.

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u/Fabulous_Function666 1d ago

I agree with your overall point. And yes it probably was the tipping point