A few comparisons

	Thatcher/Major	Blair/Brown	Coalition
ID cards	Published Green Paper proposing a national database of personal details.	Legislated for national database and compulsory ID cards	Repealed database and ID legislation
Public photography	-	Permitted arrest of anyone taking photographs near public buildings	Repealed the section in question (section 44 of Terrorism Act 2000)
State Pensions	Broke the link between state pension and the wage rate index	Did nothing, resulting in the farce one year of a 75p weekly increase	Established triple-lock: pensions tied to highest of 2.5%, the wage rate index and CPI
Top tax	Cut top rate of tax to 40%	Did nothing for twelve years, then introduced a top rate of 50% which lasted 36 days of their administration.	Set top rate at 45%.
Post Offices	Closed around 7,000  post offices	Closed a further 6,000 post offices	Ended programme of post office closures
Military invasions	Permitted US invasion of Grenada	Joined US in invasion of Iraq	Has resisted direct intervention in Libya, Syria, Iran