In addition, government spending was on the rise, labor unions were becoming more militant, policies to control pay kept breaking down, and profit expectations were falling. It seemed to many as though government’s reach had come to exceed its grasp, and that either its grasp had to be strengthened or its reach had to be reduced.
此外，政府的支出不断增加，工会势力越来越激进。政府所推出的各项政策开始失灵，企业对利润的预期也开始下调。许多人发现政府已经不能有效地实施职能，解决的方法只有两种：要么进一步加强监管，要么是放弃一部分监管的内容。显然，撒切尔主义的出现正是替代国家社会主义的产物。