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 Post subject: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:19 pm 
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Please be on the lookout for a squadron of low flying pigs.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... 1980s.html

She is getting a decent kicking in the comments too.

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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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The comments are a joy to read, so many greens for so many sensible comments

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"Margaret Thatcher lifted this country from its knees, put the "Great" back into Great Britain and saved us from living under the red flag. I, for one, have total admiration for her."- Chris, Staffs, 4/5/2011 9:40"--------------------------------------------Would that be the same Margaret Thatcher that destroyed the British manufacturing industry, that de regulated the banking industry, (look what a mess thats got us into) that oversaw the privatisation of ALL the utility companies who apart from BT are now all foreign owned. The same person that put very nearly four million people out of work. That squandered the North Sea oil and gas revenue by having to pay the dole money of the people she put out of work. Thatcher destroyed the mining industry putting whole communtities on the scrap heap, destroyed ship building etc. . Remember it was the Tories themselves that got rid of her.

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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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and you think this woman was marvelous, good grief, you lot had better get a mental check up, or are you the product of the Tory policy of Care in the community, which let nutters roam our streets? - John Gray, Washington, England, 4/5/2011 9:30>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Another ignorant solicalist ploy. If you disagree with someone, don't bother putting forward a cogent argument, just hurl insults. Yup, that about sums up socialist intelligence levels. It's why they expect everyone else to support them - they are incapable of supporting themselves.
- Bemused, West Sussex, 4/5/2011 9:58
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Irony levels at critical high.

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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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Many Tory supporters genuinely do care about manufacturing. More than some of the people in the last Labour government.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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Many Tory supporters genuinely do care about manufacturing. More than some of the people in the last Labour government.


I feel her legacy took a massive dent with the financial crisis and I don't think it will ever recover.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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You can trace just about everything to her. But I think Blair and Brown will cop it more than her over that. With some justification, really. 17 years is a long time, and there was Brown's own regulatory system that didn't prevent it.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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Tubby Isaacs wrote:
You can trace just about everything to her. But I think Blair and Brown will cop it more than her over that. With some justification, really. 17 years is a long time, and there was Brown's own regulatory system that didn't prevent it.


I tried to explain it thus:

Why is this all Thatchers fault? She left office in 1990. Labour were in office for over 10 years why did they simply not just sign into the 48 max working hours like the rest of Europe? - Stu, Essex, 4/5/2011 13:37 -------------------------Because New Labour were right-wing Tories as well, remember Thatcher coming out in support of Blair as her successor in 1997? Before 1979 the Conservative party was a long way to the left of New Labour. Don't be fooled by the names politicians call themselves, instead judge them by their record in office.
- Jim, Durham, 04/5/2011 18:20

I'm rather uncomfortable that a few Mailites agree with me, with friends like these etc.

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So we work harder, have more income inequality and are still poorer than our French and German counterparts - Thatcher really did leave us with an amazing legacy!!

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That is exactly what i thought when i saw the headline.

(feels kind of weird to think the same as a mailite)

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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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This is possibly the most incredible article and response ever.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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After seeing that, I'm now wondering if that American Pastor who is predicting Judgement Day on May 21 is right. It truly must be the end of times. :shock:


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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The poorest 25% are working harder for less.

And you're commenting as though this is a bad thing.
Now cast your mind inside the skull of the average Mail commentator, and replay the scenario.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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Tubby Isaacs wrote:
You can trace just about everything to her. But I think Blair and Brown will cop it more than her over that. With some justification, really. 17 years is a long time, and there was Brown's own regulatory system that didn't prevent it.


Well to be totally honest Blair in my view was a Tory, and there are plenty in my party with the same mindset as those years (Prospect for one), the thing is Council Tax sell off (without reinvestement in council housing) selling off of energy, privatisation of the railways (My particular bugbear) all came in those 17 years of Thatcher, Labour were never bold so never at it's best, it was boldest in the first term but even then they could have been bolder.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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Tubby Isaacs wrote:
You can trace just about everything to her. But I think Blair and Brown will cop it more than her over that. With some justification, really. 17 years is a long time, and there was Brown's own regulatory system that didn't prevent it.


Well to be totally honest Blair in my view was a Tory, and there are plenty in my party with the same mindset as those years (Prospect for one), the thing is Council Tax sell off (without reinvestement in council housing) selling off of energy, privatisation of the railways (My particular bugbear) all came in those 17 years of Thatcher, Labour were never bold so never at it's best, it was boldest in the first term but even then they could have been bolder.


Just to be pedantic it was actually John Major who pushed through the privatisation (fragmentation) of the railways. I believe, though I am not 100% sure, that Thatcher actually pulled back from that one.


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 Post subject: Re: The Mail Vs. St. Maggie Of Thatcher???
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I was working for BR at the time. It was the Major government, with most of the responsibility being deferred to that pillock Portillo.

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There's nothing wrong with working long hours as long as the benefits are there. Thatcher came into Downing Street with the promise of having three people chasing every job. She did this by putting thousands of well paid workers on the dole, chasing low payed, low skilled work only suitable for women and school leavers. Blair came to power and continued the Thatcher tradition. This time instead of using the unemployed to chase what low paid jobs that were on offer, he used foreign labour to keep the economy tied to a low waged low skilled workforce for foreign labour. The men who chased the jobs during Thatchers era were still chasing them after Blair and Brown had left.

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The economy should be run for the benefit of white men. Thanks for that, John. :roll:


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