Like her or loathe her she was the last true leader this country has had, she believed in what she was doing and wouldn't comprimise her beliefs just to win votes. A lot better than the namby pamby political leaders of all parties we have had since that will comprise on anything just to win a few votes, i have a lot more respect for thatcher (although with the benefit of hindsight some of her policies were simply wrong) than i do for any other PM in my lifetime.
RIP Maggie
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Like her or loathe her she was the last true leader this country has had, she believed in what she was doing and wouldn't comprimise her beliefs just to win votes. A lot better than the namby pamby political leaders of all parties we have had since that will comprise on anything just to win a few votes, i have a lot more respect for thatcher (although with the benefit of hindsight some of her policies were simply wrong) than i do for any other PM in my lifetime.
RIP Maggie
Like her or loathe her she was the last true leader this country has had, she believed in what she was doing and wouldn't comprimise her beliefs just to win votes. A lot better than the namby pamby political leaders of all parties we have had since that will comprise on anything just to win a few votes, i have a lot more respect for thatcher (although with the benefit of hindsight some of her policies were simply wrong) than i do for any other PM in my lifetime.
RIP Maggie
i totally disagree with you there micky. Her lack of compromise you mention was a pig headed disregard for people in general and a total disregard for the less well off in this country. Ok, the nationalised industries weren't working but they needed reform, not to be torn apart and sold to the highest bidder leaving hundreds of thousands of people out of work. The thatcher regime was the closest thing to a totalitarian dictatorship that we have had, so if having a social conscience is namby pamby then i'll live with it. You talk about hindsight but with a little bit of foresight, thinking and good management a lot more people could have stayed in employment. Cameron is no better charging into deficit reduction measures with the same disregard for working people.
I was a school leaver in the thatcher era and found it almost impossible to get work or training. I have nothing but contempt for the woman and certainly won't mourn her.
Rih maggie.
I totally disagree with you there Micky. Her lack of compromise you mention was a pig headed disregard for people in general and a total disregard for the less well off in this country. Ok, the nationalised industries weren't working but they needed reform, not to be torn apart and sold to the highest bidder leaving hundreds of thousands of people out of work. The Thatcher regime was the closest thing to a totalitarian dictatorship that we have had, so if having a social conscience is namby pamby then I'll live with it. You talk about hindsight but with a little bit of foresight, thinking and good management a lot more people could have stayed in employment. Cameron is no better charging into deficit reduction measures with the same disregard for working people.
I was a school leaver in the Thatcher era and found it almost impossible to get work or training. I have nothing but contempt for the woman and certainly won't mourn her.
RIH Maggie.
Loads of analogies on this and other message boards between mrs thatcher and people from history such as adolf hitler, what rubbish, they were dictators she was democratically elected THREE times by the people of this country, so this view that everyone hated her is twaddle, this country needs a strong leader and unfortunately since mrs thatcher we have had no one with real leadership qualities in power. I dissagreed strongly with some of her policies and strongly supported others, but one thing i do is admire her strength and self belief. If only we had a leader now with her personal integrity.
Like her or loathe her she was the last true leader this country has had, she believed in what she was doing and wouldn't comprimise her beliefs just to win votes. A lot better than the namby pamby political leaders of all parties we have had since that will comprise on anything just to win a few votes, i have a lot more respect for thatcher (although with the benefit of hindsight some of her policies were simply wrong) than i do for any other PM in my lifetime.
RIP Maggie
LOL, crackerMaggie Thatcher has only been in hell for two hours and has already shut down three furnaces.
We have "leader" now with her personal integrity.
No we dont !
Would mrs thatcher ever have compromised her beliefs and formed a coalition with someone she dissagreed with on many issues just to get into office, i dont think so. Without principles and belief in ourself we are nothing. Dont get me wrong here, yes i am a tory but dissagreed with some of her policies but admire her strength of belief in what she was doing. The compromise politics we have seen over recent times have hurt this country a hell of a lot more.
Loads of analogies on this and other message boards between mrs thatcher and people from history such as adolf hitler, what rubbish, they were dictators she was democratically elected THREE times by the people of this country, so this view that everyone hated her is twaddle, this country needs a strong leader and unfortunately since mrs thatcher we have had no one with real leadership qualities in power. I dissagreed strongly with some of her policies and strongly supported others, but one thing i do is admire her strength and self belief. If only we had a leader now with her personal integrity.