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Re:Thatcher killed the UK’s superfast broadband before it ev... by mrlonglong on Thursday April 21, 2022 @04:49PM (#31114994)
She was why so many of us can't afford to buy a house on what we earn. This is where the anger comes from. And currently we're very angry with the Tories over many things, energy costs, cost of living and the outbreak of Pinocchio's disease at Number 10.
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Re:Thatcher killed the UK’s superfast broadband before it ev... by quickthrower2 on Thursday April 21, 2022 @05:46PM (#31115584)
Labour also helped make housing unaffordable the average cost tripling under their watch. While they were in power I saw my ability to buy a house erode, outstripping my ability to borrow on my salary, even as a fresh graduate.
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Re:Thatcher killed the UK’s superfast broadband before it ev... by physicsguy on Friday April 22, 2022 @02:56AM (#31119017)
Is she? People couldnt afford to buy houses in the 1980s, which is why 40% of the population lived in council housing. High rates of home ownership are a generational anomaly, not the norm.
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