Ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher dies, aged 87

Re:Ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher dies, aged 87 by run4yourlives on Monday April 08, 2013 @06:12PM (#5515007)

You do realize the UK shifted to oil and gas right? While these are more expensive to consumers - or rather, not subsidized through taxes to the same extent - the country actually makes a net profit from this industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_and_gas_industry_in_the_Uni...

By all means though, if you want to undo Thatcher's actions and return the UK to a 19th century coal society, be my guest.

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Re:Ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher dies, aged 87 by arethuza on Tuesday April 09, 2013 @04:23AM (#5516990)

The UK has most definitely not shifted away from a dependency on coal - ~30% of electricity generated in the UK is from coal (a lot less than it used to be, but no way is that going down to zero any time soon).

http://www.hi-energy.org.uk/Renewables/Why-Renewable-%20Ener...

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