Major was good for democracy
Blair was if anything worse, the power-drunk cunt.

But Thatcher centralised a lot of powers that were better served (IMO) by local councils, largely because local councils were a less right-wing than parliament. Plus she presided over a huge number of Quangoes being set up, and set a lot of government decision-making over to private companies.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 12:28, archived)

but local councils were more corrupt than Mugabe at the time. GLC, anyone?
Swings and roundabouts.

but, yeah, the Quango stuff is dodgy. But New Labour are a thousand times worse for that.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 12:41, archived)