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It really rescued Britain from the financial mire it found itself in the mid 70s when the country was bust and had to go the IMF. It paid for the economic restr
by billyruffian 5y ago
It really rescued Britain from the financial mire it found itself in the mid 70s when the country was bust and had to go the IMF. It paid for the economic restructuring which was desperately needed. Dominic Sandbrook's books (Seasons in the Sun: Battle for Britain, 1974-1979 and Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982) cover this in some detail.