And what a 2years and 1month they were too.... Lets us not forget the spiralling unemployment, more than 2.5 million were unemployed (peaking to 3.2M in 1985-6), with 6,000 joining the dole queue every day, recession, inflation at 22%, increased taxes, increased interest rate rises (12-15%), reduce public spending, manufacturing capacity fell by fifth and an unfettered sale of Council housing resulting in rapid increase in house prices.
Discontent was rife, and culminated in urban riots in the summer of that year including Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol and Brixton riots (and the other 35 locations). Halcyon times!
Of course these days we can just blame the Europeans!
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