Margaret Thatcher Dead!

[Oberon]

It's literally just been announced that former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22067155

Doubtless that this will polarise the nation like her time in power did, but let's try not to derail this into an anti-Tory thread, like her or not, she had a commanding personality and was the first woman Prime Minister in British history.

[Jimbuna]

Just about to post this but glad I checked here first.

RIP Baroness Thatcher

Originally Posted by Oberon

Doubtless that this will polarise the nation like her time in power did, but let's try not to derail this into an anti-Tory thread, like her or not, she had a commanding personality and was the first woman Prime Minister in British history.

Be kind enough to observe and follow the above...TIA

[Egan]

Indeed. The defining figure of Post-War British politics whether or not you liked her. The end of an era regardless of personal political conviction.

To be honest, I can't quite believe it. Such a vast influence on so many things.

[TarJak]

Steed and BossMark will be rejoicing no doubt. But her record as a politician of any type is impressive by any measure. She certainly was one tough lady and by all accounts had the measure of just about every man in politics at the time.

RIP

[BossMark]

As a former coal miner, I disagreed with all her polices (apart from the Falklands war) and now i am off for a pint or 3

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Be kind enough to observe and follow the above...TIA

Looks like someone's already failed miserably.

RIP Iron Lady.

[Red October1984]

I don't know anything about British Politics. It doesn't matter though.

RIP

There was one prime minister that I saw volunteered to be the hostage in an SAS training mission. I'm thinking it was Thatcher...

[Betonov]

From a foreigners point of wiew she certainly had cohones.
Let's hope our current PM has half of hers.

RIP

[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.

[Egan]

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.

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.

[mookiemookie]

Whichever side of the fence you fall on, it's always a notable event when someone who was such a big personality on the world stage passes away.

Time marches on...

[Reece]

I liked her, she had a set!! Very Sad!

R.I.P.

[joea]

Certainly a remarkable individual-and I disagreed with her policies mostly.

[mapuc]

What ever you liked her or not, she have set her fingerprint on the world history

RIP

Lady Thatcher

My wife always says Thatcher and Dennis were very nice as people.