Maggie Thatcher Dies ...........

[Rusty]

I have just heard that Maggie has passed away. What ever your political views, likes and dislikes she has been without doubt one of the biggest political figures in the world this century.
This will be demonstrated with a "State" like funeral in Central London where the world leaders will clear their diaries to come and say goodbye.
May she Rest In Peace with her loving husband Dennis.

[Ros]

Indeed.  but:

one of the biggest political figures in the world this century

probably last century, unless I missed something...

[Boomer]

I have no views either way but many of my friends will already be warming up their dancing shoes.
Some loved her, some hated her, me I could care less about any politician.

Rusty, I guess that's more overtime then doing the escort work for all those visiting parasites,... sorry politicians. 

[Kwikasfuki]

Maggie had balls. However, she went too capitalist. Where as previously the unions wielded too much power, now its the corporations.

[fairweatherbiker]

GOOD RIDDANCE

[Lonewolf]

I DO NOT follow Politics in any way, shape or form, however I remember Maggie Thatcher very vividly from my younger days and all I can say is she was a remarkable lady. She encouraged so many to get on the housing ladder, myself included which was a turning point for me. She was a lady who made things happen.

[Winston Smith]

A fantastic lady.  Made Britain Great again.  Subsequently screwed up from '97 onwards....and continues today

[viper]

im not politically swayed either way,but  she certainly achieved a lot compared to more recent /current premiers .

poll tax was a fiasco , but the falklands and breaking the unions were a triumph, look at how the USA car industry is still at the mercy of the unions !

look at her popularity after the falklands v blairs after Iraq !

[Barry7]

That bloody woman! Sorry but I did not like her one bit, remember she deregulated the banks, and look how that has left us.......

[jenros]

well being from the south wales valleys my self,n being about 15 in the early 80s,,,she ripped the heart of of our communities,threw families into turmoil,split families up,caused hardship for many of my mates familys whos father`s  were striking miners,,i saw it,witnessed it,,,,,,,,,,
That was just the mining industry,then she started with the steel industry,which was also another jewel in the crown of the south wales valleys!!!,,look what she did to that!!!!,,,
Its taken almost 32 yrs to do a full circle to get to the state that the country is in now,,,the once "great" in great britain has long gone,,,,i would love for it all to return tomorrow,,,but you know as well as me is going to take a hell of a lot of time to just get the two first letters togearther,let alone the entire word!!!,
So as you can see guys,,,ole maggie has left one hell of a memory here in the valleys,,,believe me she will NEVER ever be forgotton in these neck of the woods,,,,,unfortunatly for all the wrong reasons

[O.C.]

There are many who have memories of Maggie and being a Yorkshireman and working in the South Yorkshire mining community in the 80s I remember all too well the effects of Maggies and the Conservatives influence, I too experienced it first hand, also as I'm of a 'certain age' I experienced first hand the effects of living within the 3 day week, and all that entailed, which BTW was courtesy of the unions & miners ! It was an extremely tough time to bring up my family.

Maggie Thatcher did however make folk wake up to the fact that cheaper imported coal and steel was available, frankly many of the Yorkshire mines had bugger all coal seams left to mine anyway and had, for years, been running at a massive loss !

The Steel industry wasn't much different.

What she did have was the balls to make necessary but unpopular decisions and also to see them through, she even ousted the Argies when they invaded the Falklands. Its a shame some of the spineless examples of politicians that we have today aren't that strong/capable.

To say she's to blame for the current banking crisis is utter rubbish, if you want to attache blame for that then you need look no further than Blair and his bent cronies, who are now living the life of luxury on the proceeds. 

Like many others I'm not fond of any politician, but to see people dancing in the streets over the death of someone/anyone who was in power before they were even born just demonstrates how narrow minded folk can be. Its akin to me having a street party to celebrate Stalins demise.

[Winston Smith]

 

[Debs]

The majority of the vile posts I have seen on Facebook in the last 36 hours in relation to the death of Margaret Thatcher, are by people who were not even born when she was Prime Minister.

Yes, she allowed the mining industry and others to effectively close down...

Why, the winter of discontent! I remember it well. The trade unions bought the UK, to a standstill. Everyone suffered. My family suffered!!!

Everybody was on strike. Bin men, busmen, councils, trains, firemen, including funeral parlours... Etc.

The list was massive. A close friend of mine, who passed over, could not even get buried!!!

However she kicked butt! Yes, she introduced, poll tax.... Christ wake up. How on earth do you think vital services like Fire, ambulance, police, etc are funded.... They are not free!!!!

We would not have so many issues, like the open door policy immigration that all current political parties are guilty of perplexing.

The appalling state of our education system. Our third class health care, our dilapidated transport non-Infrastucture. Armed forces under funded, over stretched. Etc

With the Chav faculty... Who think they can milk the benefit system without any consequence...

Or our lets try and prove we are a major world player and help everyone else out with aid, whilst letting our own very deserving people suffer !!

If only the muppets that are in power now and since she was forced out, had the inspiration, patriotism and shear determination to do the best for the majority of us.

This country would still be great!

It still can be...

First we need to look after number one. Our own deserving people and stop wasting precious resources and funds on international aid and other countries wars, that are not our problem.

We need to pull together as a nation. English, Welsh and Scottish and Irish!

So, get off your butt and do something to help this country...

Check on your neighbour, go to the shops for the old man/lady next door...

Or just Say hello, just don't ignore the next person you see...

We all have challenges to deal with. Make someone else smile. Try it, it is infectious... :)

Or really make a difference and vote at the next opportunity.

I don't care who you vote for. But do not waste the opportunity you have. If more people voted we would get what the people want. Not what the minority think we want!

However, most importantly. Tell the people you care about, you love them!

If you don't like what I have wrote. You can always delete / block me. So get on with it. This is my opinion!

[Silverback]

Debs,

Start a political party, I'll vote for you.

Debs for Prime Minister I say!!!!!!!

I think Margaret Thatcher was the last Prime Minister we've had, who was at least doing what she THOUGHT was best for the country. They all just seem to be a bunch of self serving ****ers these days.

[O.C.]

Hear hear debs....you are soooooooooooo right