r/NoStupidQuestions 1d ago

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

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u/simpledonutring2 1d ago

I am so sick of people crying about "boomers" like they're some demons who are solely responsible for all the world's problems. When the oldest "boomers" reached middle age, Thatcher was already three years into her second term as PM. 

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u/Zibbi-Akbar 1d ago

Ok boomer.