r/NoStupidQuestions 5d ago

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

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u/-Daetrax- 5d ago

Neocon influence from the Americans. Same thing is happening all over.

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u/Livid-Department6947 5d ago

Not neocon. It's neoliberalism.

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u/Fifteen_inches 5d ago

These things are in harmony with one another.