I was 24 in 1979 before this Thatcherite mouthpiece was born. 1970s - trade surplus, secure jobs, affordable housing, functioning dentistry and healthcare etc. Ruined by the failure to deal with the oil crisis. 1980s - a nightmare of deindustrialisation, trade deficits, unemployment, rising house prices, drug markets, rising crime etc. Don't let these liars rewrite history.
Andy Burnham seems to remember a different 1970s to the rest of us. Britain in 1979 was utterly broken - ravaged by unaccountable trade union power, economically stagnant, the sick man of Europe.
The 1980s saw a remarkable national recovery based on free enterprise, the rule of law and championing Western values. And it is this that our Prime Minister rails against…