............the Bank of England printing money like it was going out of fashion once 'the handcuffs' had been removed.
And yeah, mum let me strike the match that lit the candles.

Were you alive back then?

The cause was the "Barber boom",courtesy of Ted Heath and his Chancellor,Anthony Barber.

"The Bank of England deregulated the mortgage market - meaning High Street Banks could now lend mortgages (not just local building societies). This helped fuel a rise in house prices and consumer wealth.
Barber Boom of 1972. In the 1972 budget, the chancellor Anthony Barber made a dash for growth - with large tax cuts against a backdrop of high economic growth.
Growth of Credit. It was in the 1970s, we saw the first mass use of credit cards (Access). This helped create a consumer bubble".

...which led to 20% inflation..which led to the wage demands...

and,of course,we can still see today what a great idea the deregulation of the mortgage market and the growth of consumer credit has been

But,don't let any of that stand in the way of knee jerk "leftie" bashing

All due to the massive inflation that had begun under Heath. To be fair to Heath though, the decision to end our money supply being linked to gold wasn't his and he was powerless to do anything about it (no PM at the time (or anytime) could've as it was taken by those with the real power, the Central Banks).
Since the early 70's and the end of the Bretton Woods system, things for 'us' have slowly got worse financially, not better, as many seem to think.

We can argue about the details but Heath tried to stand up to crazy wage demands and lost an election because of it. When Labour came back in they just made it worse because Callaghan was too scared to act.

No wage rises of 25-30% set off demands from other workers to keep up and it became a circus throughout the country with price rises following - if the govt didn't give in striking was the response. The electricity workers effectively closed the country down - petrol was all imported then and the opec countries turned the screw cutting supplies and humping the price as the miners struck each time they could.

It doesn't bode well that May is appealing the case. She could've simply gone with a parliamentary vote and she'd have won it handily anyway. In appealing she opens the door for the supreme court to consider arguments other than other being appealed and they can order further restrictions beyond the need to get parliamentary consent. They could add a requirement of consent from the devolved parliaments for instance.

She's either playing her hand very badly or intentionally wants this to f*** up while maintaining a "brexit means brexit" mask. I'm guessing she likes 'It wasn't me' by Shaggy.

I'm glad someone's trying to keep the tread on track ;-)

Perhaps a branch of this post for those still stuck in the 70s?

You are also correct here - Jolyon Maugham QC (considered "the biggest **** in the Inns of Court) has been non-stop looking for ways to derail or wreck government plans. Here's his latest:

[Link]

Of course, I'm not a constitutional expert, but last I checked, the EU (and generally, international treaties) are not devolved matters. That doesn't stop prikcs like Maugham attempting to subvert the clear (and it *is* clear - all that is needed is 50% + 1 vote) message the UK electorate has sent the political class.

I'm glad someone's trying to keep the tread on track ;-)

Perhaps a branch of this post for those still stuck in the 70s?

You are also correct here - Jolyon Maugham QC (considered "the biggest **** in the Inns of Court) has been non-stop looking for ways to derail or wreck government plans. Here's his latest:

[Link]

Of course, I'm not a constitutional expert, but last I checked, the EU (and generally, international treaties) are not devolved matters. That doesn't stop prikcs like Maugham attempting to subvert the clear (and it *is* clear - all that is needed is 50% + 1 vote) message the UK electorate has sent the political class.

So Matthew, as you are the font of all knowledge and such a caring social equality guru, the 36% of C2s and DEs who voted Remain; the very working class you suddenly seem to care so much about now. Are their wishes to be ignored ? It is a case of 'tough titties' for them? How can they be represented in this brave new world of your's?