Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
Much as I hate Maggie, the unions needed a slapping for bringing down Sunny Jim over the Winter of Discontent. {They threw away a 5% Lab lead that autumn so they only have themselves to blame.}

Maggie could and did achieve this.

Corbyn would not be able to unite the country behind any Brexit vision nor could his econ policies make up for the fall in growth a hard brexit would bring.

In short, May, JRM and Jezza make the 1979 situation seem like the Great Reform Act and the emancipation of slaves.

We iz fücked, bruv.
I think they mid to late 70s and early to mid 80s were pretty ****ing awful for all concerned, and not just because I was born.

We iz ****ed, to coin your phrase, but I firmly believe that Corbyn can sort this mess out. He has my vote