Abernathy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2026 12:00 am I don’t think people really appreciated or understood that Thatcher’s legislation explicitly prohibited councils from using the proceeds from council house sales to fund the replacement of lost social housing stock.Like most of her ideas, people didn't care that much. As long as they were better off right that minute she had their vote.
davidjay wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:07 amFundamentally, the Thatcher years were about cashing in the investment of the post war years and spending it on shiny stuff. It was the lack of investment, in housing, in forward-looking industries, and yes, public services that was the biggest tragedy. Because once you've spent that on consumer goods that eventually wear out, what have you got left? Minimum wage jobs that leave you no money to spend on the trinkets to which you've become addicted.Abernathy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2026 12:00 am I don’t think people really appreciated or understood that Thatcher’s legislation explicitly prohibited councils from using the proceeds from council house sales to fund the replacement of lost social housing stock.Like most of her ideas, people didn't care that much. As long as they were better off right that minute she had their vote.
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