Hmm using quotes like 'you moron' are bound to impress? Well, I love your black and white view on things... Unfortunately, experience and age has taught me life is much more grey than black and white, the notion that just 1 person in power can change things eludes me nowadays - maybe in Disney films that still happens. You are discussing a Straw Woman and identifying her as the guilty suspect, exactly what the people with real power in the shadows want. Germany has it's own fair share of problems, China is killing Germany! Living next door to Germany in Austria 2% unemployment, I work with lots of Germans who fear for their country's future... So fine blame her, but show me any improvement under Blair? Oops. Ok, Brown oops - Coalition - oops again! The only decent Prime Minister I have ever seen in my lifetime was John Major, boring as he'll, but fiscally astute and a little wild after a night on the Currie (cheap pun!) And finally, what is Society? Like what is normal? That's a relative observation from an individuals standpoint. Also context plays a big part. Thatcher tried to smash the Unions, which also crippled Uk Manufacturing! But it's convenient to forget all the strikes by idiot union leaders that led to the decline in output/quality, increase in price etc and prompted alternative sourcing by foreign buyers! So as I say, for every argument there is a counter argument and the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle But please don't take it personally, this is just my opinion - no need to hit the 'Moron' jibes - I'm a lot of things, but a Moron I'm not