Thatcher statue

[Old Greg]

She was anti - the political union side of Europe though:

I expect she got as far as the opening lines of the Treaty of Rome.

[TwoWolves]

I expect she got as far as the opening lines of the Treaty of Rome.

Have you read it?

[Old Greg]

Have you read it?

I've read the opening lines.

[Yorkie62]

I've read the opening lines.

What do they say?

[TwoWolves]

Treaty establishing the European Economic Community - Wikisource, the free online library

Only a few hours of your time and you may actually start knowing what you are talking about. Nevertheless, this is not the treaty that did the dammage. The problems start with the Maastricht Treaty and finally the Lisbon Treaty which was the travesty that has people in arms against the union.

[Old Greg]

The relevant line is

Determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe

[GreenMirror]

Well done NAT for actually doing the mod job for once. I thought cojak was the only effective mod round here.

Surely the first female PM deserves a statue in Westminster? Show just how sexist still is.

I still think women in the workplace are one of the untapped potentials the UK has.

[minestrone]

Wonderful Prime Minister and a wonderful woman.

[GJABS]

The relevant line is "Determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe"

That's just rhetoric. Meaningless in the legal sense of how the agreement takes effect in practice.

[vetran]

Well done NAT for actually doing the mod job for once. I thought cojak was the only effective mod round here.

Surely the first female PM deserves a statue in Westminster? Show just how sexist still is.

I still think women in the workplace are one of the untapped potentials the UK has.

I don't think they are ready for you to tap that!