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Maggie Thatcher - Britain's Greatest PM
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In my view Maggie Thatcher was Britains greatest Prime Minister since Winston Churchill in WW2.
Unlike Labour she stood up to the union bully boys who were dominating Britains industrial landscape and broke their power sending Arthur Scragill packing in the process.
She launched the property-owning democracy whereby the yoke of State Socialism was lifted from around people's necks, giving them the right to buy their council houses rather than forever pay rent to the councils.
She bravely regained the Falklands through her courageous stand against the Argies.
She fought the corrupt EU for a massive rebate in contributions which we still enjoy to this day (although I reckon Labour will probably give it away!).
Oh what a woman, its a pity we won't be seeing the likes of her again. Now we have to contend with political pygmies like Phoney Blair, how times change!
Unlike Labour she stood up to the union bully boys who were dominating Britains industrial landscape and broke their power sending Arthur Scragill packing in the process.
She launched the property-owning democracy whereby the yoke of State Socialism was lifted from around people's necks, giving them the right to buy their council houses rather than forever pay rent to the councils.
She bravely regained the Falklands through her courageous stand against the Argies.
She fought the corrupt EU for a massive rebate in contributions which we still enjoy to this day (although I reckon Labour will probably give it away!).
Oh what a woman, its a pity we won't be seeing the likes of her again. Now we have to contend with political pygmies like Phoney Blair, how times change!
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You are incredibly transparent.
Its easy to insult, its harder to debate, perhaps thats the problem!
Churchill? Disraeli? Lloyd George? (Top shagger pm, btw)
She doesn't even rate the top ten I am afraid
"God bless America" and now a Maggie is wonderful thread.
You poor thing - you push a really mad agenda and then claim that people aren't being fair to you?
Haven't you got millions to be making instead of talking to commies?
What I blame her most for is squandering all the boom from the 80's the money from North Sea oil the money from privatisation, she should have been investing this money in the British economy.
Is it really necessary? We've had this debate (or a variation of it) on a few occasions. We've produced a list as long as my arm for why "Maggie Thatcher the Milk Snatcher" was an odious woman.
Rich Kid is just on a trolling mission at the moment, trying to drag up as many flash point topics as possible.
Mugabe : A man on a mission from God will be next i'd imagine...
Socialim is dead - Capitalism is rampant!
Those union 'bully boys' didnt radicalise extremely until the very late 70's/early 80's. Numerous reports of agent provocateurs being thrown out of the unions.
The miners strike was the last time the police were deployed in large numbers all over the country, systematically and proactively. For a man advocating non-interferrance in business on the part of the government, this seems alarming if you are advocating such authoritarian measures used against the other side. 'Leave us alone but sort out those reds' , yes?
Thatcher presided over a country at war with itself in class terms and racially, although there is a very strong case that the riots in Brixton and Toxteth were the results of socio-economic deprivation which was then taken in a racial context. During the time of the last conservative 'dynasty' Millions were unemployed, get on your bike and find work does not work if the entirety of the industry and surrounding community has been decimated. You cannot sever such close and interdependant ties to industry without severe consequences.
Public services suffered and able people were out of work for prolonged periods, and contrary to popular belief and ignorance, being on the dole is no fun for most people.
Fuck her, fuck her apartheid-loving hubby, fuck her war mongering son and fuck her horse faced ugly daughter.
Anyone who stands up for Thatcher has either got a fetish for bearded ladies or a very short fucking memory.
(note: for those having a go at Rich Kid for being a Christian 'On a mission from god' ho ho ho is bigoted and lazy. Engage with the debate.)
There's nothing else to say, really...
I'll take that comment as being aimed my way.
I've not once had a go at Rich Kid for being a Christian. I have however become exasperated with his constant selective biblical references and his evasive semi-answers to perfectly reasonable questions asked of him.
If you'll also re-read my post, the reference to "on a mission from God" was with regards to his constant inflammatory posting and was (admittedly tongue in cheek) speculating that the next topic he starts may well read along the lines of “Mugabe: On a mission from God?”.
It's hard not to fall to his level.
Scargill achieved something I don't think anyone else could have, he split the miners union into two, and from that point on the miners cause was lost. Talk about strategy, red Arfur was just a commie out for his own glory. He now lives quietly on a £60k pension, free for life union house, and car - well done Arfur!
They were Maggies storm-troopers and a fine job they did too! YES! We needed to break the power of the bully boy unions and we did starting with one of the most powerful the miners - great days!
It was a country trying to recover from the Winter of Discontent and the mess left behind by Labour. The bully boys still tried to make trouble on the streets but it was all leftwing-inspired militancy in its death throes.
Unions make people poorer, the working class haven't cottoned on to this yet. Thatcher laid the solid foundations for the economic growth that we've now taken for granted. If it wasn't for her our long overdue structural changes would never have happened.
How do you work that out then?
Are you seriously suggesting that business would pay more than it absolutely had to if it were not for a bit of arm-twisting?
Millions of workers have lost their jobs through these knuckle heads!
She was Britains first truly modern Prime Minister.
Many people are now looking back fondly on it, it was a fair tax, based on the principle of "if you vote, you should pay" - now we have Council Tax which has at least doubled under Labour, with more rises to come post election. This says that you pay according to the value of your house, regardless of your income!
The working class havent cottoned on to what exactley?
Oh of course current economic stability has nothing to do with an extremely able chancellor has it?