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Originally Posted by Chris
The thing about the Belgrano was, Thatcher was the one giving the orders to sink it, rather than being on board it. It, and the Falklands campaign in general, was sufficient as a popularity boost to mitigate against the otherwise shoddy state GB plc was in at the time.
Whether the state of the country today and in 1982/3 is comparable, and whether the actions and culpability of the Government then and now are comparable, are of course different matters entirely.
I'm just pointing out that a short-term perception of strong leadership can go a very long way to making the electorate forget about other issues.
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Yes I know the point you were making and the Falklands conflict in general certainly did help Thatcher's standing. I was just putting another (rather more hopeful) slant on the analogy. I like to dream sometimes you know......
