Bleaugh - 1978-83 was the most creative period in UK music since the mid-60s. Some great stuff around from that time. The rest of the 80s was total dreck, of course.
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We tend to idolise other systems
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I don't think anyone apart from the nutty right idolises the US medical system, which costs a phenomenal amount of money yet leaves millions without adequate care.
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There was very high unemployment,3 day weeks,nationwide power cuts,just about everyone was striking
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What, in the seventies? Unemployment went up in the early 80s recession, I seem to remember, before that the last time we had anything close to full employment was the early-mid 70s. Don't just take my word for it:
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre..._tcm6-6912.jpg
Of course, so many more people work now (due to women going out to work instead of staying at home).
Strikes, yes, 3 day weeks were from January-March 1974 only, until I got born and the country came to its senses, realising that their Ultimate Leader had arrived.
Now we have 10 hour days and never seeing the kids grow up. Also, the oil crisis in 1973 is usually overlooked in these comparisons (one of the major factors behind the inflation that led to the miners strike and three day week, in fact, The subsequent rise in North Sea Oil and Gas is one of the things that blunted the miners strike weapon and allowed Maggie's revenge. Now of course we have no miners, the oil and gas is running out and the gas tap is controlled by the KGB.
One major improvement is in racist and homophobic attitudes, we're way better now as a country. Still, some people aren't happy about it:
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Originally Posted by v0id
There was none of this political correctness *******s
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Oh dear.