Margaret Thatcher dies

[Mr Pee]

Either Mr Pee is heavily into self-parody or he's spoofing us.

Neither, as it happens.

[eighthobstruction]

Just to inject a little levity, a Twitter was set up as #nowthatcherisdead, and there has been an outpouring of grief that Cher has died. (Well, I thought it was funny)
As you were, keep calm and carry on sniping.

....that is funny....

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes, all those evil people that voted for her - bloody democracy, gets in the way sometimes.

Not evil, but possibly misguided.

[eighthobstruction]

Yes the point AH and RB try to make ref the men who were in her first few cabinets is so true....men who had served as officers in the WW2....men who had been in both MacMillans and Heaths govts and oppositions....just a quick look at Keith Joseph Wiki resume show what a deep bredth of experience he had (and philathropic actually I was surprised to learn)....these cabinets were full of resolve and MOST OF ALL the majority of them believed in Monetarism; there was no need to convince them , they were on board....and happy to take flak to get the job done....

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Politicians are good at getting people to attack one another to deflect blame from themselves.

On this thread, it appears that they have succeeded.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

....just a quick look at Keith Joseph Wiki resume show what a deep bredth of experience he had (and philathropic actually I was surprised to learn)........

Ah, the man who singlehandedly destroyed so many school orchestras, choirs and sports teams.

Who believes anything on Wikipedia?

[eighthobstruction]

PM bucks the trend and has Crosby giving back knighthood as first item....Measles 2nd....Funeral third....

[eighthobstruction]

Ah, the man who singlehandedly destroyed so many school orchestras, choirs and sports teams.

Who believes anything on Wikipedia?

EA, I wasn't saying I was in favour of the Mad Monk....the stuff is factual not interpretation....I really was surprised by his record of service....

[Beef Oven]

No, what I'm calling personal anecdotes are personal anecdotes (the clue is in the name), strongly coloured in your own case it seems by what the chip on your shoulder is whispering in your ear that you should or shouldn't regard as significant. It isn't "theoretical", for example, that the Thatcher years saw the highest unemployment in the UK since the 1920s, that public spending was drastically reduced or that poverty and inequality greatly increased, even though your or my situation during that period may have differed from those trends.

Nope, it's reality, not personal anecdote - just because you haven't lived.

Yes, 1982 was a very bad year for unemployment. I couldn't get a job anywhere. Only options were the Army, The Fire Brigade or The Police Force. I know all about it. So I got on my bike and did a stint as a London Fireman. Suppose that's a little too anecdotal and coloured for you.

[Julien Sorel]

So I got on my bike and did a stint as a London Fireman. Suppose that's a little too anecdotal and coloured for you.

Which fire station where you at?

[Beef Oven]

Which fire station where you at?

What's that got to do with it? Given too much away already, so I'll leave it there. If you were in the Brigade, you can PM me.

[MrGongGong]

Which fire station where you at?

[Beef Oven]

I knew I'd regret that post

[Mr Pee]

Not evil, but possibly misguided.

Ah, not in the least bit patronising.

[Beef Oven]

Ah, not in the least bit patronising.

Misguided because they voted for the wrong person. Very democratic ideas on this forum!!!