Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Wilson closed 250+ in his 8 years. Thatcher closed 115 in 11 years.

I agree on the general lack of support given. I don't know what happened to unemployed miners in the 1960s?
Of course Jimbo, Wilson closed so many pits due to economical reasons, whilst Thatcher used a fair bit of ideology for her reasons to close the pits and break the unions.

Your nuance isn't working again?

As for unemployed miners of the 1960s, the economy under Wilson was experiencing more growth than Thatcher's government. Basically, there was work for them to find. The UK was already a shit show unemployment wise when Thatcher thought she'd throw the miners under the bus.

Lovely girl Margaret.