Thatcher was born to be a politician - as opposed to most of the people calling themselves such that should have been professional actors. Remember Tony Blair's speech the morning after Diana's death? That was like a RADA audition.
Kinnock was right. Thatcher had the right enemies, Galtieri and Scargill, but he forgot to add himself and Michael Foot to that list. There was no way Britain in 1983 or 1987 would have allowed either Foot or Kinnock to become PM.
Some, if not many, of her former colleagues criticize her for certain decisions she took. I very much doubt that they would have done the better jobs. Margaret Thatcher's style was, simply, based on common sense.
An invasion cannot be negotiated away, it can only be repelled by force. The state cannot indefinitely fund losing enterprises, they need to be shut down.
The world was changing and Britain was simply a part of that change. She accepted it when many others refused to.
"I think that sometimes a Prime Minister should be intimidating...theres not much point in being a weak floppy thing in the chair is there??" lol. that was soo priceless
As much as I disagree with MUCH of Maggie's policies, at least she had the strength of conviction - something that is somewhat lacking in politics nowadays
Be careful what you wish for. There's a fine line between conviction and pig-headed, divisive dogma. We may not have the 'conviction' in politics today, but we also don't have the rioting, violence and conflict that we had then.
The only reason we don't have the riots and conflict today is because Thatcher successfully dealt with the collectivist groups who wanted to hold society back, and her victory paved the way for our modern way of living.
The conflicts only re-arose under the Thatcher years because her predecessors constantly gave in to collectivist demands and emboldened them to try their luck every time.
That's an interesting theory but it doesn't explain the rioting that gripped the UK throughout 1981 in the form of riots in Toxteth and Brixton, which were caused by mass unemployment.
Nor does it explain the poll tax riots in 1990 either, which were caused by Mrs. Thatcher's pig headed attempt to push through a hated tax.
1981 - hmm..."gripped the uk". Leeds, Leicester, York, Manchester, Coventary, Southampton, Nottingham, Brum. None of these can be called Home Countues can they? And yet they survived the mob.
1990 - be careful. If you were a single parent with two children it wasn't quite as hated as you seem to think.
Thatcher was born to be a politician - as opposed to most of the people calling themselves such that should have been professional actors. Remember Tony Blair's speech the morning after Diana's death? That was like a RADA audition.
Messylin 3 months ago
Kinnock was right. Thatcher had the right enemies, Galtieri and Scargill, but he forgot to add himself and Michael Foot to that list. There was no way Britain in 1983 or 1987 would have allowed either Foot or Kinnock to become PM.
brianclough 8 months ago
There is no point in being a weak floppy thing in the chair, is there?
Japan too needs a PM like her.
tnakai1971jp 8 months ago
Some, if not many, of her former colleagues criticize her for certain decisions she took. I very much doubt that they would have done the better jobs. Margaret Thatcher's style was, simply, based on common sense.
An invasion cannot be negotiated away, it can only be repelled by force. The state cannot indefinitely fund losing enterprises, they need to be shut down.
The world was changing and Britain was simply a part of that change. She accepted it when many others refused to.
tnakai1971jp 1 year ago
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PadrethePio 1 year ago
"I think that sometimes a Prime Minister should be intimidating...theres not much point in being a weak floppy thing in the chair is there??" lol. that was soo priceless
Seanq01 1 year ago
If this was a French war....Argentina would be marching in Paris after the French surrender
gopconservative78 2 years ago 4
What is your bizarre obsession with the French?
zephyruk 2 years ago
I take my words from the previous part back... he is mad!!!
basfranken 2 years ago 3
you're not doing the tory party any favours with such comments, gopc'
spenceAMS 2 years ago
@gopconservative78
i am French, proud of it,
but really cannot keep myself from liking your comment...
cheers
ngai1842 1 year ago
As much as I disagree with MUCH of Maggie's policies, at least she had the strength of conviction - something that is somewhat lacking in politics nowadays
billydeeuk 2 years ago 9
Be careful what you wish for. There's a fine line between conviction and pig-headed, divisive dogma. We may not have the 'conviction' in politics today, but we also don't have the rioting, violence and conflict that we had then.
zephyruk 2 years ago
The only reason we don't have the riots and conflict today is because Thatcher successfully dealt with the collectivist groups who wanted to hold society back, and her victory paved the way for our modern way of living.
The conflicts only re-arose under the Thatcher years because her predecessors constantly gave in to collectivist demands and emboldened them to try their luck every time.
davidg1234 2 years ago 9
That's an interesting theory but it doesn't explain the rioting that gripped the UK throughout 1981 in the form of riots in Toxteth and Brixton, which were caused by mass unemployment.
Nor does it explain the poll tax riots in 1990 either, which were caused by Mrs. Thatcher's pig headed attempt to push through a hated tax.
zephyruk 2 years ago
@zephyruk
1981 - hmm..."gripped the uk". Leeds, Leicester, York, Manchester, Coventary, Southampton, Nottingham, Brum. None of these can be called Home Countues can they? And yet they survived the mob.
1990 - be careful. If you were a single parent with two children it wasn't quite as hated as you seem to think.
Durbs75 1 year ago