The big one for me is the death of publicly funded education here in the UK. Before Thatcher's cuts in the mid 80s grants covered the total cost unless you had

The big one for me is the death of publicly funded education here in the UK. Before Thatcher's cuts in the mid 80s grants covered the total cost unless you had wealthy parents. Around the same time the Fair Rent Act was abolished. I date THE GREAT DECLINE from this point in history.