What would a Britain that had voted 'NO' in 1975 be like?

hedgehog Non-Aligned Enter your message here... Posts: 6,826	What would a Britain that had voted 'NO' in 1975 be like? Aug 8, 2018 22:26:47 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hedgehog on Aug 8, 2018 22:26:47 GMT Cheap coal from the EU enabled Thatcher to destroy the miners. Thatcher probably couldn't have carried out her economic policies as ruthlessly as she did, without the EU.

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What would a Britain that had voted 'NO' in 1975 be like? Aug 9, 2018 8:24:22 GMT catking likes this

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Post by slon on Aug 9, 2018 8:24:22 GMT

Aug 8, 2018 22:26:47 GMT hedgehog said:

Cheap coal from the EU enabled Thatcher to destroy the miners. Thatcher probably couldn't have carried out her economic policies as ruthlessly as she did, without the EU.

I think the coal was from Poland, not an EU member at that time.

neilm Non-Aligned Posts: 25,023	What would a Britain that had voted 'NO' in 1975 be like? Aug 9, 2018 8:35:07 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by neilm on Aug 9, 2018 8:35:07 GMT A lot of it was Vietnamese anthracite.

marktaha Newbie Posts: 5	What would a Britain that had voted 'NO' in 1975 be like? Nov 29, 2018 15:22:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by marktaha on Nov 29, 2018 15:22:43 GMT Third scenario most likely but I think she'd have succeeded.Might even have had the sense to make Enoch Chancellor!