dhsimmonds
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Margaret Thatcher who died earlier today and was probably the United Kingdom's greatest peacetime Prime Minister. R.I.P. Margaret.
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She sold it back to some of the people i.e. those who could afford it."she is selling it back to the British people".
Yes, it always puzzled me how she could sell things that already belonged to the British people back to the British people. Did she sell used cars before entering politics by any chance?My reply was equally simple, "she is selling it back to the British people"
I hadn't seen the Guardian on this, but I'd say that's a pretty good summary."Her legacy is of public division,
private selfishness,
and a cult of greed,
which together shackle far more of the public spirit
than they ever set free".
I agree. One of the rare breed of politicians with a backbone who, like it or not, actually got things done. I think that like Reagan, history will be kinder to her legacy than the divisive feelings of the time. She will always be the socialist hate poster child but the tough medicine of her terms in office prevented the UK from becoming another bankrupt Greece or Portugal. (You could argue that the current and previous governing spineless wonders are doing their best to achieve it anyway)Controversial even in death.
MT made her mark in one indelible way by what she wasn't ... she wasn't a waffling, vague and gelatinous politician. Like it or not, you knew where she stood.
-Marc
Like it or not, you knew where she stood
In common with a great many people... I didn't.One of the rare breed of politicians with a backbone who, like it or not, actually got things done