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the late Baroness Margaret Thatcher

dhsimmonds

New member
Margaret Thatcher who died earlier today and was probably the United Kingdom's greatest peacetime Prime Minister. R.I.P. Margaret.
 

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
Few politicians have left such an impression. A truly great primes minister, regardless of the fact that I don't agree with all of her political views and actions.
 

tbhv55

New member
I can't agree. Blatant electioneering tax cuts depriving the Exchequer of revenue for public services... and disgraceful privatisations by selling off publicly-owned assets to private interests. Just two features, in a track record of which to be ashamed.

I accept that I'll probably get 'flamed' for these opinions, but they are my opinions, and no amount of contradiction will change them.
 

dhsimmonds

New member
Everyone will have their own opinion of Lady T.

I once had the privilege of speaking with El Commandante of Cuba during the height of MT's period in office and his views were identical to yours tbhv55.

After listening to a torrade from him he asked me a simple question, "Why is MT selling all of your country's wealth?" My reply was equally simple, "she is selling it back to the British people".

It was a concept that he just couldn't accept and our short conversation was quickly over!
 
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fotografz

Well-known member
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
 

RVB

Member
Any debate on M.T is like Canon vs Nikon or Apple vs Windows,she was an extremely divisive politician,one side's dream and the other side's nightmare.

Best we can hope for is that people agree to disagree.

Either way she has passed away and may she rest in peace.
 

gandolfi

Subscriber Member
She certainly was one heck of a guy!:D

but

I'm with The Guardian (and Tim tbhv55) on this:

"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".

Cheers,

Gandolfi.
 

f8orbust

Active member
My reply was equally simple, "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?
 

tbhv55

New member
"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 hadn't seen the Guardian on this, but I'd say that's a pretty good summary.
 

GrahamWelland

Subscriber & Workshop Member
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
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)
 
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GrahamWelland

Subscriber & Workshop Member
One of the beauties of the free open society that she championed is that we're all free to agree or disagree and I'm certainly grateful for that.

I do understand the negativity towards her from certain parts of society. Yet for many others she's nothing less than a national hero who despised the concept of kicking the can down the road (the current 'solution' to political problems it seems).

Anyway, regardless of political persuasion, RIP Margaret.
 

dseelig

Member
Magret Thatcher threw people out of legal squats the second she got in power. She made people living on the margins of life homeless.
 
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