Thatcher and her 'lame duck' philosophy with no thought whatsoever for the well being and strategical situation of the country. Once these things and skills are lost, you can't just open a cupboard and re-instate them.
The 'service' economy was all that mattered which means people will flip burgers or work in a retail park. Nothing wrong with this work, but for a country of 60 million that has to import fuel/food/and now trains/ships/know how this will sooner or later lead us to the down side of Mr Micawber's principle, if it hasn't already.
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"I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Corporal Hicks
(Actually Ripley said it first.)
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