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[–] [email protected] 90 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Under a labour government shocker

[–] [email protected] 66 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yea, strange how a government actually investing money in infrastructure and public services improves the lives of people overall.

[–] floofloof 29 points 10 months ago

Even stranger that so many voters seem unable to see this obvious truth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would the person who downvoted me please explain why?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I wasn't the person but presumably they thought your point of view was reductionist given that the 90s were a time of widespread global prosperity. Like there was a specific context behind all of the investment.

The government investing in public services was definitely one of the key factors in life being better back then.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it's that straightforward though. Not saying your point is irrelevant, I can definitely see your point. But I feel like most of the Western world where the British government has no reach would have this same opinion.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

American here; I think that's because most of the rest of us have been fucked over by right-wing governments lately, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I'd take Major in a heartbeat over these cretins.