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  Since the second world war Britain has undergone many changes both socially and economically but which of the two major parties has achieved the greater good for the British people.
  One of the greatest has to be the formation of the NHS which enabled everyone access to free health care but what about some of the other highlights and lowlights.
  The 60s heralded the dawn of social freedom and a generation that was determined to change attitudes toward sex and the drab old ways in which people had lived. The youth became more tolerant toward such subjects as homosexuality and lesbianism which brought changes in the law much to the consternation of the older members of society who regarded such subjects as taboo.
  Since the 60s we have become far more tolerant of the way in which other people live their lives and through package holidays and cheap flights are able to discover other countries and cultures.
  There have been many low points, the Suez crisis of the 50s which attracted the condemnation of the world. We also had the devaluation of the pound n the 60s when we had to apply to the IMF for a loan.
  The unions were abusing their powers with unwarranted strike action which was costing the country dearly.
  Years later we lost control and strikes led to power cuts, rubbiish piling up and the dead being left unburied.
  The Thatcher years brutally brought the unrest to an end, the unions were weakened and unemployment soared. Our major nationalised industries were sold off for a fraction of their worth and we were encouraged to 'get on our bikes' to find work, even though there were hardly any jobs about.
  Moving to modern day events we are back to where we were when Thatcher came in to power with the exception of inflation.
  I am not a political anorak and support no political party but looking at it from my viewpoint both political partys' have made mistakes which have been costly to Britain and have affected the lives of its people but going back to the opening lines of this post the greatest achievement of all has to be the NHS because without it many of us would now be dead.
  Now what do you think?

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