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By the start of 1982, unemployment had
passed the 3,000,000 mark
- for the first time since before the
Second World War - and the economy had
been in recession for nearly two
years.
However, British victory in the
Falklands War later that year sparked
a dramatic rise in Tory popularity,
and as Mrs Thatcher's newfound
popularity continued in 1983 the
Tories were most people's firm
favourites to win the election.
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