Where was the man arrested?

Police in Australia are holding an eighth suspect in connection with the attempted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow. Officials seized the 27-year-old Indian man at an airport in Brisbane late Monday. He reportedly was attempting to leave Australia. Intelligence provided by British officials led to the detention.

When Margaret Thatcher came to power in May 1979, Britain was a very different place to today. The trade unions were a political force to be reckoned with, government was involved in everything from generating power to making cars, and many people looked to the state to provide their every need. Much of that changed during her eleven years in power. She neutered the labour movement, oversaw the privatization of large swathes of the economy, and encouraged people to take more responsibility for their own lives. Much of this was fiercely resisted but is now political orthodoxy in Britain.