Baroness Thatcher dies overnight

[BoristheBiter]

I don't do politics. I left school in a mining village in the east midlands in 1983, prospects not that great so you can guess who I blame. Left the country as soon as I could, which took a few years, and never looked back. Never went back for more than a couple of weeks either. Can't blame her for the way things are over there now but I would certainly consider myself one of Maggie's millions, and I don't mean rabid supporters.

The Unions for making unreasonable demands making more economical sense to shut them down and import coal or Arthur Scargill?

[Robert Taylor]

The Unions for making unreasonable demands making more economical sense to shut them down and import coal or Arthur Scargill?

I was there in 83 and earlier and it was clear then that coal was a twilight and highly uneconomic industry. And had been for some time. Maggie had the balls to do the obvious whereas all of her predecessors hadnt.
It was a huge bonus that she consigned that raving lunatic windbag Scargill to under the doormat, where he always belonged.
Just like many twilight industries that we currently have and a change in business methods its a matter of having to move with the times. That can be painful but the alternatives only delay that pain and make future generations pay for current profligacy.
The Conservative Government in the UK are making savage cuts and will likely have to increase taxes to pay for the previous Governments out of control spending. But it looks like what they are doing is not anywhere near enough ( in part to appease their Liberal partners ) and forseeably the UK will be in recession for at least another decade. Not helped of course by the Eurozone crisis, much if not all of it self inflicted

[MisterD]

The Conservative Government in the UK are making savage cuts

Don't believe the hype. A reduction in the rate of increase of government spending is not a "savage cut".

[Robert Taylor]

Don't believe the hype. A reduction in the rate of increase of government spending is not a "savage cut".

Yes you are correct, ''savage cuts'' was a poor choice of phrase. Absolutely, something very radical has to be done in the UK to reverse the rot reinstated by the last Government

[oldrider]

One only has to ask ... Was Britain better off because of Maggie Thatcher or would they have been better off without her? ... No contest!

[Robert Taylor]

One only has to ask ... Was Britain better off because of Maggie Thatcher or would they have been better off without her? ... No contest!

Lets put it another way, what if Jim Callaghan and his gutless Government got re-elected in 79?

Or go back further, if people including his own party took heed of Enoch Powells highly prophetic ''rivers of blood ''speech.

[oldrider]

Lets put it another way, what if Jim Callaghan and his gutless Government got re-elected in 79?

Or go back further, if people including his own party took heed of Enoch Powells highly prophetic ''rivers of blood ''speech.

Enoch had it right all along ... pommy do gooders shat all over him and ultimately the whole country and commonwealth!

It's not so much the immediate immigrants as it is a couple of generations later ... lookout New Zealand and Australia!

[Brian d marge]

Lets put it another way, what if Jim Callaghan and his gutless Government got re-elected in 79?

Or go back further, if people including his own party took heed of Enoch Powells highly prophetic ''rivers of blood ''speech.

we answered that question
Enoch may have had the idea right , A, ya cant say things like that , not because of freedom of speach etc , just that every loony and his dog will run with it ,(which is what happened ) B If you are going to say it , choose the language carefully , so that if it does go pear shaped ,,,,,

or not give a poo about your political carreer speak your mind and stand well back!!!

Stephen

[Robert Taylor]

we answered that question
Enoch may have had the idea right , A, ya cant say things like that , not because of freedom of speach etc , just that every loony and his dog will run with it ,(which is what happened ) B If you are going to say it , choose the language carefully , so that if it does go pear shaped ,,,,,

or not give a poo about your political carreer speak your mind and stand well back!!!

Stephen

We sorely need LOTS of people with Enoch Powells intellect and courage