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Originally Posted by Oberon
I doubt Bossmark will be alone, and if you spent time in the UK industry during the 1980s, especially in the north then you'd feel the same way, and if anything I think Bossmark is actually probably holding back out of respect for the Subsim rules. Many in the NUM (Miners Union) will be in celebration today, her old nemesis Arthur Scargill will probably raise a pint that he's outlived her.
For people outside the UK, might I recommend watching the following links to get an understanding of the era:
It's two hours, but it'll give you a closer idea of why Margaret Thatcher became such a divisive figure in British history.
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Indeed. There are huge sections of the British community where she isn't disliked so much as truly hated for every thing she did and stood for. A lot of people genuinely do consider her to be truly, truly evil.
There are a huge amount of people who will have been waiting for this day for a long time. Hopefully now they will be able to turn that obsession to something useful.