2026-07-21 18:07 UTC
So.. When did it all go wrong ?
I mean the more I remember the more the current malaise is based on previous events.
I mean the IMF and the winter of discontent gave us the Tory government of 1979.
We got rid of the that at the turn of the century and we were all set for a glorious cultural renaissance. New deal for communities. But then the war started.
The crash hollowed everything out and Brexit spilt what was left into opposing camps.
#uk #ukpol
Replies (4)
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@brad@1040ste.net 2026-07-21 21:18
@kat@is.burntout.org Suez - the end of empire made painfully obvious even to the British.
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@kat@is.burntout.org 2026-07-22 20:42
And the answer is .. a long time ago
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@bouncinglime@spanner.works 2026-07-21 20:59
@kat@is.burntout.org I'm gonna guess that the results of this poll will skew proportionally with the age of respondents....
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@katyswain@mastodon.social 2026-07-22 02:28
@kat@is.burntout.org It was the Callahan Labour government turning neoliberal, wanting to impose austerity, and doing it by pretending the coffers were empty and an IMF loan (with accompanying conditions) was necessary, and thus they were inflicting pain by urgent necessity. Total charade. How does a loan of US $ reduce unemployment? UK workers are paid in £, which are created by the UK government.