maggie thatcher

[Gary Prentice]

totally right Geoff. She was a true 'leader', whatever you think of her politics and deserves some respect because of it. If you think that Britain would be a better country if Michael Foote had been the PM instead...well...keep taking the tablets....

 

I was a Londoner until I moved to Yorkshire, she did wonders for the industry and working class up here. No lack of respect to her, or anyone else intended.

[john p]

Seems the only ppl that didn't like her where from the mining community?

 

She had the british interest and pride at heart and it was a much better place than it is now. The economy was a much better place.

 

So lets take Arthur Scargil, thrown out the NMU in the end by the members, claimed tax in the expenses row for a flat that didn't exist, helped reduce a sentence on a murderer down to 8 years imprisonment....

 

I think your mistaken mate, she stripped the heavy industry out of this country,now we are just one big call center, don't think she popular anywhere where old industries have been shut down

[StephF]

Just thinking... we would not be here today, running a Tree Surgery & Firewood business on our own property in Northumberland if it had not been possible to get on the property ladder in 80's by buying our council house! RIP Maggie

[DM TREES]

She let my mum buy her council house that further allowed her to climb the housing ladder she nows lives a retired life in a nice single storey cottage in the market town of Richmond North Yorkshire

Her mortgage is paid up which has got to be a better thing than the now in government having to pay her rent if she hadn't bought ......

[Gary Prentice]

Its the governments job to do so.

 

It's also the governments job to act on the intelligence they receive, in a timely manner, to forestall a crisis. The Falkland islanders pleaded for an increased presence by the British Navy well before they were invaded.

 

Our own intelligence services, I believe, were also advocating this and advising our government that the military junta, being so unpopular at the time, were looking to deflect the population away from the economic crisis they were suffering.

 

There were no winners or losers in that conflict, apart from the islanders who stayed British, too many died, IMO unnecessarily.

 

I also hold no political alliance to any party and don't particularly want to continue in this thread. I simply can't justify glorifying showing the argies a thing or two:001_tt2:

 

Me neither,(glorifying etc),but you stuck your tounge out too early mate,you never directly answered the question.

 

Sorry, thought my first sentence answered your question. I concur that in time of conflict it's their position to do so. But don't forget, war is only the failure of diplomacy. (Or the result of not showing your bigger stick)

[lyons e]

Spitting at women? oh dear!

 

That wasn't a woman

 

 

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[geoff]

That wasn't a woman

 

 

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Dont be so bl@@dy stupid.

[geoff]

Sorry, thought my first sentence answered your question. I concur that in time of conflict it's their position to do so. But don't forget, war is only the failure of diplomacy. (Or the result of not showing your bigger stick)

 

Now that I agree with,trouble is it takes two to make/keep peace.

[skyhuck]

Come on Dave, the first election was on the back of the winter of discontent and a Callaghan government that couldn't keep the lights on, the second was on the backs of the servicemen who won the Falklands back. You could have got a chimp elected on either ticket.

 

Oh yes and then her own party booted her out because she was a sure fire looser for the next one

 

One of the main reasons they got rid of her (and she did not even loose that vote) was because she wanted less connection with Europe, but the the rest of the party wanted to get more into the EU, I think many would say she was right.

[lyons e]

Dont be so bl@@dy stupid.

 

That so called woman nearly sank the country that's why they got rid of her think il have a pint to tonight , and I not stupid thanks

 

 

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