Thatcher was catalyst who pushed UK towards their split with Europe

She was a closed-minded bigot who because of circumstances rewrote the script of an entire nation, writes Victoria White

I BLAME the whole thing on Margaret Thatcher. When she came to power in 1979 she broke Britain’s spine and it just can’t repair itself. She broke the spirit of internationalism forged by the war and she broke the post-war consensus on social solidarity. She alienated the post-industrial heartlands.

During the 11 years she held power, the gap between the rich and the rest which had narrowed since the war burst apart and shot skywards so that the top 10% of the population were again taking close to 30% of the wealth.