Maggie was a self-serving cow, who would stop at nothing to keep power. She got us into the Falklands, by ignoring the warnings from Endurance and the advisors. I suppose, because she had an election due.
I lost a good friend in 1982, it didn't have to be that way. Another had a good war, a guy called Mick Ellis , a Marine. When he got back to the UK, we all went on the horrendous lash, partly to welcome Mick home, and partly to say goodbye to Rich. Mick walked home on his own, and got the sh1t kicked out of him, 100 yards from his house. he'd been back in the Uk a week. his attackers knew who he was, because they said things like "Not so tough are you now war hero"
That was Thatcher's Britain.