Reply to: Thatcher is dead!

[vetran]

Thatcher built the boom Labour inherited and like a spoilt brat they squandered it.

Thatcher didn't want to close profitable pits but the unions forced her, reserve you bile for Scargill who did very nicely out of his members misery.

The milk was foul.

Steel & shipbuilding couldn't compete with third world competition.

[Sysman]

We had heating in our school.

I guess you lived oop north.

Contrary to popular opinion we had heating in our school oop north too.

But the milk was kept in a cold spot.

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

Happy to say I'm too young to remember Thatcher properly but I got the impression she was a hatchet-man (sic) so she did what she wanted to do regardless of popularity. Maybe thats what we need now - some tough love.

[RichardCranium]

AFAIUI 'she' wasn't infavour of stopping the milk. She happened to be forcing through the spending cuts at the time.

So ministers aren't responsible for the legislation they bring in? Like they're not responsible for their expenses?

[DimPrawn]

It certainly wasn't in winter. Too cold to drink if anything.

We had heating in our school.

I guess you lived oop north.

[Sysman]

It was warm and tasted like cheese.

It certainly wasn't in winter. Too cold to drink if anything.

[DimPrawn]

I hated being forced to drink milk in school. She'd have got my vote just for that.

It was warm and tasted like cheese.

[Pondlife]

I hated being forced to drink milk in school. She'd have got my vote just for that.

I was just using based on the Cat reference. AFAIUI 'she' wasn't infavour of stopping the milk. She happened to be forcing through the spending cuts at the time.

[VectraMan]

Thatcher, always stealing the milk from the kids.

I hated being forced to drink milk in school. She'd have got my vote just for that.

[TheFaQQer]

I've certainly come across the argument that she squandered the oil.

Did anyone watch last night's BBC4 drama about her downfall?

I watched it when it came out.

My mum's cousin played Nigel Lawson.

[Sysman]

The only question mark I have over Thatcher is whether she could have done it without oil. Although admittedly I didn't face the hardship that some felt during her (early?) years of reform.

I've certainly come across the argument that she squandered the oil.

Did anyone watch last night's BBC4 drama about her downfall?

[TimberWolf]

The only question mark I have over Thatcher is whether she could have done it without oil. Although admittedly I didn't face the hardship that some felt during her (early?) years of reform.

[Mich the Tester]

Errrm. I take it you don't remember the TV & Radio schedules from that period, then?

Not the Nine O'Clock News: 30 minutes of taking piss out of Thatcher, her policies and the consequences.

The Mary Whitehouse Experience: taking the piss out of Thatcher's policies.

Spitting Image: Taking the piss out of Thatcher, her ministers and their policies.

The Young Ones: repeatedly taking ths piss out of Thatcher's approach.

Satirical news programmes came about because of Thatcher.

Alternative comedy came about because of Thatcher.

It most certainly was not with hindsight.

I could give you a long list of things upon which I disagree with Mrs Thatcher;

- Northern Ireland
- closing profitable mines
- failing to provide support for those who lost their jobs in old industries
- failing to see the strategic importance of rail transport, shipbuilding etc
- to name only a few

She was in many ways quite nasty. BUT, the next government is going to have be at least as nasty as she was, for the simple reason that a huge chunk of Britain's populace goes on ten year benders of living way beyond their means and expect their government to do the same. So we end up with the same old cycle of debt crises, IMF loans, lower credit ratings and a bunch of nasty unfriendly tory barstewards who have to come in and balance the books again. It's not Mrs Thatcher's fault, or the fault of the tory party, but the fault of all those people who don't understand that for every pound spent there has to be a poundsworth of something produced and sold, in fact a little more so as to save for a rainy day.

[Jeebo72]

Errrm. I take it you don't remember the TV & Radio schedules from that period, then?

Not the Nine O'Clock News: 30 minutes of taking piss out of Thatcher, her policies and the consequences.

The Mary Whitehouse Experience: taking the piss out of Thatcher's policies.

Spitting Image: Taking the piss out of Thatcher, her ministers and their policies.

The Young Ones: repeatedly taking ths piss out of Thatcher's approach.

Satirical news programmes came about because of Thatcher.

Alternative comedy came about because of Thatcher.

It most certainly was not with hindsight.

And see she was responsible for great comedy too. Genius.

[RichardCranium]

With hindsight she went too far in some aspects; but that's with hindsight.

Errrm. I take it you don't remember the TV & Radio schedules from that period, then?

Not the Nine O'Clock News: 30 minutes of taking piss out of Thatcher, her policies and the consequences.

The Mary Whitehouse Experience: taking the piss out of Thatcher's policies.

Spitting Image: Taking the piss out of Thatcher, her ministers and their policies.

The Young Ones: repeatedly taking ths piss out of Thatcher's approach.

Satirical news programmes came about because of Thatcher.

Alternative comedy came about because of Thatcher.

It most certainly was not with hindsight.