A bit supervised with some of the replies to be fair, each to their own but before Thatcher:

There were strikes every week
You all were able to buy your Council houses (after)
Candles most nights power cuts
You had to burn your furniture to keep warm - more strikes
You never went abroad on holiday you went to Ingoldmells in a caravan for a week
The jobs were dangerous with very little health and safety - pit and steelworks

This is why it’s being considered.