// Thatcher couldn't believe her luck //
the conservative government's poll rating was enhanced by the way victory was achieved swiftly but it wasn't a foregone conclusion, particularly with the lukewarm attitude of some allies.
without the war, labour were unlikely to have won the ensuing election, having fought it on the "Longest Suicide Note in History" manifesto which included, oddly enough Gulliver, withdrawal from the EU. departure of a number of senior figures to the SDP, effectively dividing the party, wouldn't have helped.