Writing in the Telegraph today, Keir Starmer says:

"Margaret Thatcher sought to drag Britain out of its stupor by setting loose our natural entrepreneurialism"

Avg GDP growth/year in the 1970s: 3.1%
Avg GDP growth/year in the 1980s: 2.7%

She set loose unemployment & inequality

— Andrew Fisher (@FisherAndrew79) December 3, 2023