Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013
Posted by: Tony2011 on 08 April 2013
Loved or loathed, no denial, the woman was a force to be reckoned with.
RIP
A truly remarkable person and political figure.
She was cetainly a one off.Some of her policies where'nt my cup of tea.
But I did admired here backbone with regard to delivering what her agendas where.
She really did talk the talk and walk the walk.
Yes, she is gone but her dismal legacy will live on for some time yet. Unfortunately.
She was most certainly a woman of principle and conviction, but sadly - with one very important exception - almost all of her convictions were fatheaded and, as we have all (a few City types and oligarchs excluded) discovered to our cost.
The one occasion where she was completely right was when she resisted an attempt by a fascist junta in Argentina to impose their sordid rule on an entirely innocent group of people. She protected the right to self-determination. For that, if nothing else, I applaud her.
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Thatcher the milk snatcher, the start to an illustrious career. Good bye is all I can say.
Loved or loathed, no denial, the woman was a force to be reckoned with.
RIP
Loved, RIP.
Loved or loathed, no denial, the woman was a force to be reckoned with.
RIP
Loved, RIP.
Neither loved nor loathed.
Appalled, most definitely.
I loathe Blair as the arch-populist, prepared to bend any which way he saw fit, and full of half-truths and plattitudes.
I was a bit young to really appreciate the 'before, during and after' of Thatcher's years but I doubt many leaders have followed their convictions with such surety. Right or wrong she had (metaphorical) balls and I have some respect for that.
Politically she was not my flavour.
Bruce
I do not `rejoice` in any death but... goodbye!
I loathe Blair as the arch-populist, prepared to bend any which way he saw fit, and full of half-truths and plattitudes.
Oddly enough, Thatcher's true heir was not Major or Cameron, but the arch-opportunist Blair - a fact that she herself acknowledged.
Having grown up in the thatcher years and having my "milk " taken away im not a fan really .
Then as an adult working in the areas of Wales reduced to social and economic wastelands and having relatives in the North East for me Hefner some it up nicely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4BCUWopQQ4
I'm so glad I'm away till next weekend.
Interesting read is Andrew Marr's Modern Britain book which is quite critical and cuts through some of the journalistic cliches about the era.
Wonder what Elvis Costello is planning .... (v 'Spike')
About time too....**** Off
I dont wish death on anyone and i think Dave C is doing a great job in trying to sort out the mess left by Labour. That said i think Thatcher was a bloody old bag and could not stand the cow.
Please correct me if i am wrong but was she not the stupid bitch that sold off our water,gas & electric,allowing the likes of EDF to make huge profits from our ESSENTIAL services.
Wont miss her one iota.
Mista h
Ghastly prime minister. it's a relief she has gone.
If only Blair would follow.
Oh the irony:-
Goodbye you nasty old bitch!
At the time, the country was in the duldrums on many levels and she promised to drag the UK out of the grip of the stifling unions so that British industry could compete.....again, and promised to increase home ownership, cut immigration and social benefits to force the lazy back into the competitive job market...my dad was/is a self employed builder and was one of those believers.
I think it's fair to say she succeeded in most of that but at the same time destroyed many of the social ties that defined British society, and working class people selling out was one of them. This caused many an argument between my parents in our household at the time.
I suspect my dad will go down the pub tonight, as he has every night of the week for the last 45 years praising her virtues to his other working class mates that sold out all those years ago.
Jason
I will not miss her. She destroyed much of the social fabric of this country and for all those who may have felt that the 'labour' party of Callaghan and the unions of the 70's needed a good kicking and their power diminished, she helped create the singular, arrogant and little caring society we now have. She once said that there was no such thing as society, only individuals. That indeed is her legacy. One where bankers can screw us all and still get massive payouts and new jobs of equal power and immunity. One where it is always someone else's fault. One where it is one's inalienable given right to make and take as much as possible. One where if everyone took as much as they could then we would all be equal! What a terrible place. 'loads of money'? You bet.
Thank goodness some of us refused to be like that and still care for others without the need to expect any financial reward and beleive that society is a better place for it.
"I said I see no joy
I see only sorry
I see no chance of your bright new tomorrow
So stand down Margaret
Stand down please"
The Beat
And she did.
History may judge her differently, but in 1984 in South Glamorgan she was probably the most hated person ever and those things don't just fade away.
Looks like i might be in the minority on this thread, but i was an admirer of the great lady.
She was definately what the country needed at that time, to handle the over powered unions of the day
Thank goodness some of us refused to be like that and still care for others without the need to expect any financial reward and beleive that society is a better place for it.
How?
Looks like i might be in the minority on this thread, but i was an admirer of the great lady.
She was definately what the country needed at that time, to handle the over powered unions of the day
I am not surprised to learn that you were an admirer of Mrs T, crb600.
For me, I am rarely glad when somebody dies. But I wish she had never been born.
Don, cold downtown York
Let's hope someone has a nice sharp stake ready just in case...
Well quoted Debs, I thought exactly the same thing. 
There's so much I could say but I'll limit myself to just, good riddance!
steve
What might surprise you Don is to hear that i was one of Scargills men, used to work down the pits, etc, and did the Tebnit thing and got on my bike for work !
For me, I am rarely glad when somebody dies. But I wish she had never been born.
Very well said Donuk. Better than I could have said it but I share the sentiment completely.