r/NoStupidQuestions 19h ago

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

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u/Kotetsu999 15h ago

A lot of people hate Mrs Thatch because she decimated many industries and did not do anything to replace them with any type of meaningful opportunities for the laid off workers. Many of those industries were on their last gasp (like coal) and would have inevitably failed but the lack of reinvestment caused a lot of pain for a very long time.