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Oldfart 04-08-2013 07:13 AM

Transitions - Baroness Thatcher
 
Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, former Prime Minister of Great Britain has died.

Baroness Thatcher had a stroke on Monday.

Anglosaxon 04-08-2013 07:48 AM

Will be interesting to see the reaction of the British public.
Admired by some but also hated by many.

jseal 04-08-2013 06:11 PM

Farewell, Madam!
 
"The Lady's not for turning"

Oldfart 04-08-2013 07:11 PM

There are those who say that she saved the Falkland Islands but destroyed Britain.

Anglosaxon 04-09-2013 05:00 AM

Interesting reactions in UK. Some wonderful praise for her work and at same time street parties celebrating her death.

dicksbro 04-10-2013 01:56 AM

She certainly wasn't afraid to stand up for what she believed.

May she RIP now.

jseal 04-10-2013 03:11 AM

I attended a lecture by and a subsequent interview with Tony Blair yesterday evening, and he likened those celebrating the death of Mrs. Thatcher to other close minded ideologues who, he suggests, are the real obstacles to evolving civilization.

Anglosaxon 04-10-2013 05:46 AM

So many young people joining the celebrations who would not even have been born (or very young) during MT time in office.
Interesting how one can inherit hatred or simply enjoy the notion of placard waving as priority and cause as secondary.

Oldfart 04-10-2013 07:53 AM

Many of them would have been indoctrinated daily by their parents in the cult of hatred of Thatcher.

Tony Blair was a Thatcher supporter, and would have been a tad biased also.

Amazing how divisive she is, even in death.

dm383 04-10-2013 01:54 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
Many of them would have been indoctrinated daily by their parents in the cult of hatred of Thatcher.

Tony Blair was a Thatcher supporter, and would have been a tad biased also.

Amazing how divisive she is, even in death.


Always denied it while he was PM though!

By the way, she's being cremated and buried SOOOOOOOOO deep, she'll reach Melbourne, no worries! ;)

DM

jseal 04-10-2013 03:50 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
... Tony Blair was a Thatcher supporter, and would have been a tad biased also ...

He probably waited to declare his support for that leader of the Conservative Party until after he ended his leadership of the Labour Party.

Oldfart 04-10-2013 06:37 PM

Blair actually thought that Thatcher was the right person in the seat at the time.

jseal 04-10-2013 07:53 PM

So did the voters.

Oldfart 04-10-2013 08:45 PM

Ultimately, it wasn't the voters who removed her from the seat.

jseal 04-11-2013 05:10 AM

Too true! That event unfolded in a civilized fashion, in contrast to the savagery of the yobs who celebrated her death.

Both ex-Labour prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are scheduled to attend her funeral.


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