>>Well Thatcher did not ruin Europe, but she had a bloody good try at ruining the UK.
You are joking!
Are you old enough to remember what was going on in the UK BEFORE she got in to power?
Strike, more strikes, more strikes, poor man of Europe, winter of discontent - all under Labour (see here)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Discontent
She sorted it all out, reduced the number of strike days, made us much stronger in Europe, sorted out the economy, improved the country no end.
The only reason Blair and Brown were able to take over a country in good shape was all the great work Thatcher and the Tories did in the previous 10 years or so.
Of course Blair and Brown managed to bankrupt the country again, but then Labour always seem to manage that, and rely on the Tories to get us out the mess.
No doubt if Corbyn gets in we will be bankrupt in 2 or 3 years and the Tories will have to get back in to sort out another financial mess.