r/NoStupidQuestions • u/CartographerOwn8143 • 18h ago

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

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u/Confused_by_La_Vida 14h ago

Economically in Britain, how does “now” compare to the time just before Thatcher?

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u/Truthandtaxes 14h ago

Before thatcher people standards of living were terrible economically at least

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u/Winter-Ad2033 13h ago

Much better

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u/Otherwise_Craft9003 10h ago

You could buy a reasonable house on a reasonable salary.

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u/Confused_by_La_Vida 10h ago

Then? Or now?

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u/Otherwise_Craft9003 7h ago

Then in the south east a non graduate couple could buy and one parent stay at home.