I will always respect Maggie and I will always detest Scargill so lets beg to differ you obviously know nothing about Thatcher if that makes me an evil old b so be it
Mike, Thatchers 'achievements' just don't stand up to scrutiny when examined closely. She lied. Through her teeth. Often. She presented a glowing economy to the proletariat, but forensic examination has since revealed that the country was going to the dogs, and she chose to sell the 'family jewels' to cover this up. And we all know what happened once the assets were sold off for 'competition'. Yup, you guessed it, foreigners now own everything that we, the people, used to own. Only they answer to no-one, so can do what they like. You mentioned writing to the authorities about your electricity bill the other day. I hope for your sake that something comes of it, but I'm 100% certain that nothing will be done, because nothing
CAN be done. And you have the evil cow to thank for that. Same with your gas bill, water bill, train fares, bus fares, and the list goes on. Her target was always to introduce more competition. I can think of zero examples of this. She failed miserably in her prime objective, and the whole country suffered because of her. And I do mean suffered. I have friends whose lives were destroyed by the evil witch's deeds. Still working in their 70s because of her. I won't go into the details, but it's common, particularly in Scotland, which was a lost cause 'test bed' for her and her stormtroopers. Evil doesn't begin to describe her.
Let me stun you further: I consider myself to be a considerate humanitarian, but if I had the chance, I would have tortured her physically & mentally for as long as I could, being careful not to kill her so the next guy could have a go. If this is not enough of a shock to you, then let me add to it to give you some perspective - I would have turned down the same opportunity with Hitler, and believe me, I have no love of him.
You've touched a raw nerve in me that will never go away. It's not just me, it's many hundreds of thousands of others. It will never leave us. You may have benefited from her Nazi regime as a business owner. It's us 'common people' that paid for those benefits. We're not just talking about a few pence in the pound extra in taxation. We're talking about communities being devastated, humble lifestyles being destroyed, and good health & well-being taken away from those that needed it most.
As you may have gathered, I'm not happy. I think you owe it to yourself to watch a wonderful video called 'Brassed Off'. This time, look at the backdrop story behind the nice music.