How did England get moved so far to the right?

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38. Thatcher. Blair. Murdoch.

Thatcher was an evil hag who sold into private hands various public services and a lot of social housing. Blair was never a left-winger. I remember when he stood for leadership of the Labour Party, those of us who didn't vote for him know he was a "Tory In A Red Tie". And, lurking behind every government from Thatcher onwards: Rupert Murdoch.

In return for the support of his trashy tabloid newspapers (and The Times) and Sky, he obtained certain...indulgences from Labour and Tory governments - we were kept out of the Euro for example because Blair was reminded that Rupert wasn't in favour of it. Gordon Brown was told that Rupert was in favour of free-market activity and lo and behold, bits of the NHS went out to private services. If you think I'm making this up, I recommend "Hack Attack: How the truth caught up with Rupert Murdoch" by Nick Davies.

This country's for sale and the right-wingers have the money.