Thatcher's top five achievements

[DodgyAgent]

Thatcher is not beyond criticism, but she is far more beyond it than any other leader of any party over the last 50 years.

I am beginning to despise her now

[Cyberman]

I am beginning to despise her now

People always despise success, especially when they keep backing a loser in Labour.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

.. but you truly are thick because you keep promoting a failing Labour government against all the evidence. When will you learn that things always fail under this lot.

I don't keep promoting this or any government - you must be genuinely thick if you haven't noticed. Because of your stupid blind thick prejudiced dogma you regard any criticism of any Tory as support for Labour which even most epsilon minus semi-morons of your ilk would be able grasp, is not the case.

[sasguru]

People always despise success, especially when they keep backing a loser in Labour.

Anyway how was your afternoon cottaging?
Or did you stay on CUK?
Chutney Spoon get any action?

[Zippy]

Indeed and in a thread intended to solicit celebration of Thatcher, it took about five posts to descend into a slagfest of Labour and anyone who has ever voted Labour

All parties have done great things but no party has got it absolutely right. I would have to say that Labour have done more (NOT charity) for the really poor people of this country though.

I suppose what I'm suggesting is that by voting for one party and treating that as a kind of statement of faith (e.g. I've been Tory/Labour/Whig/Monster Raving Looney all my life and I'm NOT WRONG) that we are abdicating responsibility for making things better by our own actions. That's a pretty Tory idea isn't it?
When it comes to voting time we have to pick our God (loving/vengeful/only-singe-you-a-little-bit-then-let-you-go). It's probably not the best way but hey - we really don't have much imagination do we?

I have to say, I'm with Dawkins on this one ... and thanks for not suggesting I do your ironing.

[RichardCranium]

I agree with Simon Heffers criticisms of your Tory party


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/c...overnment.html

You are not the only one:

Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back? This would never have happened under the Tories.
Cyberman
on July 29, 2009
at 01:46 PM

[Zippy]

Stella ?

someone mention Stella ?

is it that time already?

Yes. Half past actually.

[Sysman]

I am beginning to despise her now

I remember you as a keen Thatcher fan. What changed your mind?

[sasguru]

I remember you as a keen Thatcher fan. What changed your mind?

DA has worked out that her OTT free-market policies have eventually led to the present catastrophe.

[Alf W]

The thing that made Thatcher so evil was the fact that she (and her followers) never gave a tuppenny tulip about the impact of her reforms on people and communities. Sure Unions needed reigning in from the excesses of the 70s and sure companies and public bodies needed to be made more lean and efficient. However mining communities amongst others were just cast into almost full unemployment and poverty and 'accepted' as collateral damage.

This is why the 'I'm allright Jack' Tory-boy sorts get up my nose at times. Sometimes it isn't just about the relentless pursuit of money at all costs.