Lady Thatcher's Funeral

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23488443

£1.2m, or approx 2p each.

Bargain?

[tonyav]

by a generation who never knew her.


Unfortunately I did know her, venator.

[sir.prize]

And then there was dipstrick Denis and omg Mark.

[humbersloop]

//by a generation who never knew her//

and by a generation who did, venator, their experience says the word divisive is an almighty understatement: I'm sure you didn't mean to reduce to absurdity

[Jeza]

I liked Maggie. At that time the country needed someone like her, The unions thought they ran the country and went on strike at the drop of a hat. They needed stopping and Maggie had the balls to take them on.

[mushroom25]

//Saint Arthur Scargill being one of the greatest leaders we have ever seen//

said with tongue firmly in cheek - nevertheless, he was proved right about the government's pit closure plans.

[Jeza]

IMO Scargill had his own agenda. Even after he was no longer President of the NUM he was still fleecing the union for a posh London flat and cars and expenses. I remember Harold Wilson was closing the pits long before Maggie came along. Bringing the miners out on strike for so long closed the pits.

[ChillDoubt]

Often wondered why my stepdad (Miner of 37 years) had no time for Scargill.....

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/arthur-scargill-wins-13000-damages-725526

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/arthur-scargill-ordered-to-pay-rent-as-he-loses-fight-to-have-union-pay-for-london-flat-for-life-8428774.html

Up the workers, eh Arthur...? Yeah,right up 'em!

[DTCwordfan]

Who put the Beeching plan into action - yes, one Harold Wilson.......left or right they take the can. Thatch was right in one thing and that was removing the virtually unelected Soviet stalags that thought that they controlled the country.

Rule On Lenin - we loved you.

[tamborine]

2p for MTs stance in keeping the Falklands British - bargain !

[tonyav]

Well her legacy lives on, a divided nation ( with opinions of her ).

[tamborine]

Boats can be replaced, land cannot

[ludwig]

// people seem to manage quite well with Gordon Brown, ludwig. //

If only that were true jno, but Thatcher still remains the bogeyman that destroyed this glorious nation's moral fiber and the 'world beating' manufacturing industry we had in 1978. There should be a rule for bringing Thatcher into a thread like there is for Hitler.

Gordon Brown's more of a joke than a hate figure. His name is brought up when you want a laugh rather than to get angry about something.

[ChillDoubt]

If only that were true jno, but Thatcher still remains the bogeyman that destroyed this glorious nation's moral fiber and the 'world beating' manufacturing industry we had in 1978.
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As tambo says, she restored that fibre with her actions in the Falklands and gave this nation back its spine.
World beating manufacturing? What's that, the 3 day week, strikes, power cuts and a propensity for building broccoli cars?

[ChillDoubt]

For broccoli, replace with sh!te.

[sir.prize]

T.W.W.I.D.

[craft1948]

I'd willingly contribute to Scargill's funeral...................could you make it tomorrow please.

[tonyav]

'world beating' manufacturing industry we had in 1978.


Ah yes, happy days, we had jobs then.

[tamborine]

Only jobs the unions let you work…