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Bad Dog

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3. The 1970s was more of a meritocracy than today.

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:02 PM

Mar 2016

Thatcher robbed the Unions of hard fought rights and Cameron wants to go one step further. The Government is dominated by public school toffs and kids born in a sink estate have little to no chance of ever moving out.

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Margaret Thatcher and her heirs have created a selfish and divided society (David Hare) [View all] Ghost Dog Mar 2016 OP

Bookmarked daleanime Mar 2016 #1

k&r LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #2

Good points there LB. (nt) Nihil Mar 2016 #4

The 1970s was more of a meritocracy than today. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #3

'60s Grammar School boy here. Never took it for granted. Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #5