Baroness Thatcher dies overnight

[Berries]

Yes, but it has strayed offthe core subject somewhat.

What, that she karked it?

Its also of note that no-one has been prepared to answer my ''what if ?'' question. I.e ''What if The Labour government in the UK had been re-elected to power in 79?'' ( instead of electing Maggie and therefore business as usual ) My friends on the left( who if you remove some of the emotion provide some plausible arguments ) have gone strangely silent

Hmmm. I was ten years old in 79, what if's and hypothetical theories are pointless and a waste of time to me. Life in the UK was much different in the mid 80's when I left school. It was under her leadership, not Foot, Heath or any other potential hypothetical prime minister.

[Brian d marge]

Yes, but it has strayed offthe core subject somewhat. Its also of note that no-one has been prepared to answer my ''what if ?'' question. I.e ''What if The Labour government in the UK had been re-elected to power in 79?'' ( instead of electing Maggie and therefore business as usual ) My friends on the left( who if you remove some of the emotion provide some plausible arguments ) have gone strangely silent

I answered it about 3 pages ago
Roughly , I will admit

To answer it fully needs a bit of thought

Stephen

[bluninja]

Hmmmm...what would New Zealand be like if Margeret Thatcher had been prime minister here?

[mashman]

Yes, my thoughts on it would be that the inevitable pain would have just been delayed and then been appreciably worse to get the UK back onto a sound financial footing. Almost certainly there would have been no attempt to retake the Falklands, making the UK an even bigger laughing stock. Galtieri certainly picked the wrong British priminister to take on.

... I highly doubt the reds would have just handed over sovereignty of the Falklands... and in ways I'm surprised that Madge didn't just flog them off. Although war is more profitable. As for money. The reds would have found money in some other way as govts always do irrespective of their flag colour.

[Swoop]

Hmmmm...what would New Zealand be like if Margeret Thatcher had been prime minister here?

Thank fuck we haven't had a female prime minister apart from Jenny Shipley!

[oldrider]

Thank fuck we haven't had a female prime minister apart from Jenny Shipley!

NZ has never had an elected (by the electorate) prime minister, male or female, they have always been political appointees! (Well, in my lifetime anyway!)

[oneofsix]

NZ has never had an elected (by the electorate) prime minister, male or female, they have always been political appointees! (Well, in my lifetime anyway!)

Elected or not we have still had them and a Maori PM, although not a female. Maggie was no more elected by the electorate than our PMs are. So what was your point?

[oldrider]

Elected or not we have still had them and a Maori PM, although not a female. Maggie was no more elected by the electorate than our PMs are. So what was your point?

Exactly that, Prime ministers are political appointments rather than elected by the electorate!

How many of them would have been there (including Maggie Thatcher) if they were voted into that position by the electorate?

[mashman]

Exactly that, Prime ministers are political appointments rather than elected by the electorate!

How many of them would have been there (including Maggie Thatcher) if they were voted into that position by the electorate?

Thing is though noone trusts anything that bleeds for 7 days and doesn't die do they. Although having said that I'm sure she fed frequently.

[Madmax]

Thank fuck we haven't had a female prime minister apart from Jenny Shipley!

That was a female? i thougt it was a russian bear

[Robert Taylor]

That was a female? i thougt it was a russian bear

Neither have been pretty but at least Jenny was normal AND she didnt get rid of the Air Strike Force.

But back to Maggie. So many have vilified her but there has been precious little comment about how Britain would have fared had a person of her immense courage not been elected. Ive just recieved my copy today of ''Not for Turning'' and am very much looking forward to a good read.

[oldrider]

Neither have been pretty but at least Jenny was normal AND she didnt get rid of the Air Strike Force.

But back to Maggie. So many have vilified her but there has been precious little comment about how Britain would have fared had a person of her immense courage not been elected. Ive just recieved my copy today of ''Not for Turning'' and am very much looking forward to a good read.

The whole stadium sees the same game but not everybody sees it the same way, people's perception is their reality, "vive la difference"! (damn it)

[MisterD]

there has been precious little comment about how Britain would have fared had a person of her immense courage not been elected

Ain't nothin' like a lefty when it comes to rewriting history Bob.

[BoristheBiter]

... I highly doubt the reds would have just handed over sovereignty of the Falklands... and in ways I'm surprised that Madge didn't just flog them off. Although war is more profitable. As for money. The reds would have found money in some other way as govts always do irrespective of their flag colour.

The reds find money by raising tax's .

[BoristheBiter]

Things is though noone trusts anything that bleeds for 7 days and dies do they. Although having said that I'm sure she fed frequently.

Don't you mean "and doesn't die"