Frank Field Quits

[pwa]

The Falklands War could have been prevented by good intelligence work
Doubtless many other conflicts have been resolved thus without our knowing much about them

Then labour would have won the general election 1983, what then?

I supported Labour in those days and I don't remember feeling that they were going to win the next election. The Falklands just confirmed labour's weakness.

[661-Pete]

Then labour would have won the general election 1983, what then?

I think the SDP were ahead of Labour (and Conservative) in the opinion polls (if you believe those) even before the Falklands conflict erupted. Whether they could have won outright a GE staged at that moment, is questionable. The FPTP system does not favour parties whose support is too evenly spread across the country.

[Bonefishblues]

I was optimistic that the SDP was about to break the mould.

You will see why I don't gamble...