This is also evident with the inflated food prices, which made Britain more advanced in the economy by having to pay more money than it received in grants, as they would have paid the 20% and they would have received 8%. On top of that, oil prices skyrocketed and demand for coal was important: this put the miners in a good position because they could go on strike and get a wage increase which made it easier for Heath to deal with the fight unlike of the struggle taking place in the Wilson government, indicating that its success in modernizing the economy has been consistent and constant