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- GeorgesIV0
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vagina dentata
- eoin0
Not sure if it has been posted. But great piece by Russell Brand today in the Guardian. I know he can be an annoying ponce, but I cannot help but put him higher in my estimation with every piece of his I read.
- oey0
Fucking Obama said something nice about her...
Freedom whatever...
Seriously Obama, ask to leave and go take a fucking dump.
And some people say obama's a communist from other planet...- no matter what O says, some people will call him a communist nazi whatever...vaxorcist
- heh, folks use hatred of thatcher to prove they're socialist. OB obvs trying the reverse.kingsteven
- BaskerviIle0
nice article by Russell Brand (surprisingly good, to a child of the 80s like me):
- Surprisingly lucid, coming from Mr Brand!Continuity
- yep.. real nicekingsteven
- Yep.mikotondria3
- fadein110
The country was on its arse so she stepped in and spat on it.
- on it or in it?GeorgesIV
- either actually :)fadein11
- The country is still on it's arse. What's changed?Ianbolton
- not a lot - the deregulation of the banking system by her has a lot to answer for thatfadein11
- Really? Or did that help us compete again in the global markets? Who knowsIanbolton
- ridiculous banking practices caused the last recession and they wouldnt have happened wihtout deregulation put in place by herfadein11
- place by her...fadein11
- ukit20
The funny thing is both left and right have pretty much continued the Reagan/Thatcher policies. People call the Democrats socialist when economically speaking they have adopted the same neoliberal policies as Reagan (although more left on social stuff obviously). Probably the same can be said of Blair and "new Labour" in the UK
- kingkong0
I do sometimes wonder with some people.
She won 3 general elections. 2 with huge majorities. No one put a gun to the head of 65% of people in this country.
- Yo, screw YOU
and your logic!!!
:)GeorgesIV - you fuckwitfadein11
- One election after the worst socialist government in modern history. The Tories were always going to win that.Wolfboy
- One election after a victorious war campaign. She had a 25% approval before the Falklands so she called a snap election after.Wolfboy
- Then 1987 was the start of the Labour rebuild, but their vote was definitely split with the SDP.Wolfboy
- @wolfboy - well putfadein11
- beware! the voters per district ratio in the south was much different than the north....vaxorcist
- Yo, screw YOU
- kingkong0
Great lady. RIP
- Fax_Benson0
BANG BANG
- _me_0
good riddance.
- vaxorcist0
where's Chris Hitchens when we need him?
Honestly... I lived near Coventry in the late 80's.... if Maggie was to walk down certain streets during those years, in broad daylight many an average person would reach for a rock on the side of the road and throw it at her with all their strength, there was that much feeling....
- but.. but... she was the iron lady, she did so much for GB, she was so good with the irish, they are going to raise her a statuegeorgesIII
- my Irish flatmate hated her...vaxorcist
- sarcasm... pubs are going to be very busy tonight here.kingsteven
- true.....vaxorcist
- necromation0
Did more damage for my great country than any terrorist, illegal immigrant, or dole bludger.
I ain't gonna take any comfort in her death, but her legacy is not one to be praised.