1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

thatchers done one

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by carmen newell, Apr 8, 2013.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 1 of 17
  1. carmen newell

    carmen newell Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2011
    Messages:
    722
    Likes Received:
    100
    died from a stroke
     
    #1
    carmen newell, Apr 8, 2013
  2. John. Walkington.

    John. Walkington. Active Member

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2011
    Messages:
    3,798
    Likes Received:
    14
    Love her or loath her, you could never ignore her.
     
    #2
    John. Walkington., Apr 8, 2013
  3. StrovolosTiger

    StrovolosTiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2011
    Messages:
    6,507
    Likes Received:
    154
    My heart-felt condolences go out to all the hard working British families whose lives she ruined.
     
    #3
    StrovolosTiger, Apr 8, 2013
  4. Walter Sobchak

    Walter Sobchak Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2013
    Messages:
    5,592
    Likes Received:
    5,607
    Let's not get political now....
     
    #4
    Walter Sobchak, Apr 8, 2013
  5. Tiggaz4Life

    Tiggaz4Life Member

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2011
    Messages:
    380
    Likes Received:
    16
    I think this is one thread where that will be nigh on impossible...
     
    #5
    Tiggaz4Life, Apr 8, 2013
  6. Hank Scorpio

    Hank Scorpio Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    9,449
    Likes Received:
    565
    Twitters kicked off.

    I'm staying out of it as I wasn't born.

    Although, me mam is very happy.
     
    #6
    Hank Scorpio, Apr 8, 2013
  7. Chilton's Hundreds

    Chilton's Hundreds Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 30, 2012
    Messages:
    5,547
    Likes Received:
    3,171
    Whether you agreed with her policies or not, she fought tooth and nail for Britain.
     
    #7
    Chilton's Hundreds, Apr 8, 2013
  8. Happy Tiger

    Happy Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    15,983
    Likes Received:
    7,363
    Well said. I didn't agree with a lot of what she did, but when you look back at the alternatives, we could have been a lot worse off.
     
    #8
    Happy Tiger, Apr 8, 2013
  9. originalminority

    originalminority Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 10, 2012
    Messages:
    4,875
    Likes Received:
    6,018
    A brave lady who stood up for Great Britain. RIP
     
    #9
    originalminority, Apr 8, 2013
  10. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    111,617
    Likes Received:
    75,813
    Love her or hate her(and I know there's plenty who did both), anyone who thinks she didn't leave the job in a better state than she found it, probably was born then, or simply had no desire to see things change, or to better themselves.

    I notice most of those slagging her off on Twitter weren't even born when she was PM and haven't the slightest idea how grim the late 70's were.

    She changed perceptions and made people like me think they shouldn't just get a job, they should build a company.

    RIP Maggie.
     
    #10
    originallambrettaman, Apr 8, 2013

  11. look_back_in_amber

    look_back_in_amber Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2011
    Messages:
    9,330
    Likes Received:
    8,420
    and, let's not forget, privatisation of utilities!
     
    #11
    look_back_in_amber, Apr 8, 2013
  12. Gawge

    Gawge Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2011
    Messages:
    1,286
    Likes Received:
    34
    I'd just say, you can have a valid opinion on someone without being alive when they were. I don't see much problem with a 30-year-old thinking Hitler was bad, or Abraham Lincoln was good. Indeed, she was a PM, there are pretty extensive ways to be informed about her politics.
     
    #12
    Gawge, Apr 8, 2013
  13. Hank Scorpio

    Hank Scorpio Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    9,449
    Likes Received:
    565
    Wonder what the reaction will be like in Argentina.

    More sabre rattling?
     
    #13
    Hank Scorpio, Apr 8, 2013
  14. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    111,617
    Likes Received:
    75,813
    **** me, we're only twelve posts in and she's already being compared with Hitler. <laugh>
     
    #14
    originallambrettaman, Apr 8, 2013
  15. FILEYseadog

    FILEYseadog Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    6,767
    Likes Received:
    4,685
    Never voted for her

    Didnt like her

    BUT R-I-P Maggie Thatcher.
     
    #15
    FILEYseadog, Apr 8, 2013
  16. Amin Yapusi

    Amin Yapusi Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    38,401
    Likes Received:
    19,740
    First saville and now thatcher, great 12 months for minors.
     
    #16
    Amin Yapusi, Apr 8, 2013
  17. Chilton's Hundreds

    Chilton's Hundreds Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 30, 2012
    Messages:
    5,547
    Likes Received:
    3,171
    Thatcher liked competition. In fact she once said 'You can't buck the market'.
    She was right of course. Allow a true market to operate freely and openly and it will flourish.
    Alas utility markets, like most, are rigged these days.

    It's a basic flaw of most right-wing laissez faire philosophy - markets can never operate freely because of vested interests and greed that ultimately distort it via fraud and corruption.
     
    #17
    Chilton's Hundreds, Apr 8, 2013
  18. Quill

    Quill Bastard

    Joined:
    May 23, 2012
    Messages:
    40,719
    Likes Received:
    13,318
    My old man will be happy.

    I've been brought up disliking her, but still R.I.P. nonetheless.

    I'm not getting involved in the bitching - I wasn't around until John Major was PM, so I don't know 'the full story'.
     
    #18
    Quill, Apr 8, 2013
  19. Chilton's Hundreds

    Chilton's Hundreds Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 30, 2012
    Messages:
    5,547
    Likes Received:
    3,171
    Well said Scarborough.

    A civil post.

    All this 'dance on her grave' rubbish that I'm seeing in the internet is very distasteful and not very British.
     
    #19
    Chilton's Hundreds, Apr 8, 2013
  20. Murdoc

    Murdoc Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2012
    Messages:
    4,631
    Likes Received:
    166
    My old man will have a massive grin on his face up there, and will probably give her a sly back hand.

    R.I.P. nonetheless.
     
    #20
    Murdoc, Apr 8, 2013
Page 1 of 17
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page