[Messianic Trees]

Essex man names his baby after ex-PM Margaret Thatcher

A Conservative councillor has named his baby son after the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher because he "wanted a name that stood out".

Asked if he was worried about the reaction of other children when his son, born on 8 January, reaches school age, Mr Gledhill said: "How many children at the age of five are going to say 'oh you're named after the first female prime minister - the one who gave everybody the ability to buy their council house or re-took the Falklands?'".

[bluebellnutter]

None. You fucking moron. No 5 year old gives a shit. The parents will all think you're a twat though.

[The Weeping Angel]

Only in Essex could this happen.

[Timbo]

To be fair, it's a lot less bad than it sounded. I initially thought he'd named his son 'Margaret'. 'Thatcher Maguire' is nowhere near as bad, it just sounds quite American. He'll most likely end up being called 'Thatch'.

[Andy McDandy]

There was a piece by Brian Reade in Saturday's Mirror saying 'Pity the kid if he ever goes to a northern university'.

[D.C. Harrison]

There was a piece by Brian Reade in Saturday's Mirror saying 'Pity the kid if he ever goes to a northern university'.

He can always say he was named after former Wimbledon and Man City clogger Ben Thatcher.

[Daley Mayle]

There's probably a boy somewhere in America who is being given Trump as his first name. For comedic purposes the parent should have the surname Trump and give the poor kid middle names that have E and T as initial letters.

[The Weeping Angel]

I don't see how anyone can Trump that.

[Cyclist]

You've come up Trumps with that one, Daley

[The Red Arrow]

New left-wing mayor of Madrid says she will rename Margaret Thatcher Square
Spanish city's emblematic statue of Columbus 'should not bear the name of the Iron Lady who enslaved the labour movement'
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[Abernathy]

Yes, that has put a smile on my face. Should never have been named fucking Thatcher Square in the first place.

[bluebellnutter]

I seem to recall it got a fair old smashing up when Liverpool played Real Madrid a couple of seasons back

[The Weeping Angel]

They can also rename all the places named after Franco.

[Zuriblue]

They can also rename all the places named after Franco.

They are doing

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[mikey mikey]

They can also rename all the places named after Franco.

Are you really putting Thatcher and Franco on the same level?

Welll....it's perhaps a bit extreme, but I like where your coming from!