tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post5472059757848707104..comments2023-11-02T04:40:21.698-07:00Comments on Dr. Eric Edmond's Blog: Margaret ThatcherEric Edmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661176160109187800noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-34003544119646405602013-04-11T11:18:49.812-07:002013-04-11T11:18:49.812-07:00Well, Mr. Stibbons, I don't "go" wit...Well, Mr. Stibbons, I don't "go" with blind hatred - which seems to be the prime motivator. The BBC and Channel 4 coverage of her death has been nothing less than disgraceful - way beyond unbalanced. <br /><br />I'd rather remember her for the positive things she did, like transforming our bankrupt, dead economy, and realising how wrong she was on the EU - and owning up to it.<br /><br />I have to agree - with sadness - with Mr. Trotter. All too true. Richboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-37060945726940813692013-04-10T16:35:52.463-07:002013-04-10T16:35:52.463-07:00Anyway, Richboy there'll certainly
never be an...Anyway, Richboy there'll certainly<br />never be another one like her. they<br />used to call her the Battle Maiden<br />woman of her caliber are all but exstinct. Just power drunk PC these<br />day's.making a right mess of everything they touch.Robert Trotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-46802388803306950622013-04-10T16:30:05.039-07:002013-04-10T16:30:05.039-07:00what you say is true, but tory governments have al...what you say is true, but tory governments have also been infested<br />with KGB agents and spies, especially the Cambridge Boy's there were probably more there than<br />infiltrated the miners, point of fact. Anyway you're wrong about the<br />parties, Thatcher actually said the<br />more people that have parties on her death proved she acheived something, she wanted that to happen, she longed the reaction, this concluded her theory she had actually done something.Mr Stibbonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-57107514879972077792013-04-10T11:34:57.493-07:002013-04-10T11:34:57.493-07:00'...parties celebrating her death...'
Yes...'...parties celebrating her death...'<br /><br />Yes, but only by morons. No-one under 42 / 43 is going to have any meaningful recollections. <br /><br />Anyone who has lived through the period is likely to take a more balanced view. As an example, there were credit controls in place when she came in in, in 1979. For example, colour TV's were still extremely expensive to buy, so many people rented. The Callaghan govt. introduced 12 month control orders, so that you had to rent for a minimum of 12 months, and you had to pay 6 months rental up front. Thatcher thought this (and other controls) were nonsense, and abolished them. Free movement of capital, goods and services - within the UK. <br /><br />The miners had it coming; the Conservatives never forgave them for bringing down the Heath government. The T & GWU were infested by KGB agents like Jack Jones and Alec Kitson. Richboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-42788554753933896542013-04-09T17:13:30.194-07:002013-04-09T17:13:30.194-07:00I don't think she was as popular
as most peopl...I don't think she was as popular<br />as most people think with parties<br />going on all over the UK and Ireland to celebrate her death, with many more underground celebrations arranged and predicted<br />for the weekend. She was just another part of the fare culture we<br />are forced to live under in the UK,<br />the fact thet people have to underground to party proves that.Roger Shimptonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-73921399838567615342013-04-09T17:09:28.110-07:002013-04-09T17:09:28.110-07:00Well Dr Kelly has gone now, you've
seen the be...Well Dr Kelly has gone now, you've<br />seen the best explination you are<br />going to get on that one.<br />The enlightened of british politics<br />read well onsuch cases.Mr Roddenynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-72925747342356956652013-04-09T04:08:37.821-07:002013-04-09T04:08:37.821-07:00Alan,
I agree. MT's good points out weighed h...Alan,<br /><br />I agree. MT's good points out weighed her faults by far. Her PPS when she was Minister for Education thought she was brilliant. She always thought her biggest error was ending free school milk.<br /><br />I will try and write something on the BBC which is long past its sell by date.<br /><br />Heath's god son decscribed him to me as embarassingly awful.<br /><br />Eric<br /> Eric Edmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661176160109187800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-13375251069357295942013-04-09T01:28:39.389-07:002013-04-09T01:28:39.389-07:00I agree that the BBC coverage has been dire. Typic...I agree that the BBC coverage has been dire. Typical BBC to have a demonic anti-Thatcher type as counter to the mild-mannered pro-Thatcher type, all in the cause of fair play you understand !<br />My recollection of the Thatcher years (and I have read her biography along with books by Major, Wilson, Grimond, Blair, Teresa Gorman) was of breaking the unions. The Union-dominated years of British Leyland (rubbish cars compared with my KIA), and the miners strikes. <br />Scargill was right actually. They did have a closure list but denied it all along. It would be interesting to be reminded who proposed and seconded Maggie's nomination as PM. My guess is a "globaliser" who saw the money to be made in capturing control of the public utilities.<br />The move to North Sea and Irish Sea gas kept the Tories in power because access to cheap fuel helps all businesses and the public.<br />She was a strong leader when leadership was needed.<br />Towards the end of her reign she did become very arrogant but I suspect that she had outlived her usefulness to the pro-EU brigade of Hurd, Howe, Heseltine, Clarke and Maude so they got her out in the most contemtible way while her back was turned. Heath's sniping from the sidelines didn't help - what a dreadful old tart he was.<br />Nobody is perfect, but her plus's heavily outweighed the minus's and one does need a loyal team. That dreadful grey pro-EU man Major who preferred Currie to his fragrant wife was a pygmy by comparison.<br />Then came Blair, the epitome of lies and sleaze. Why can't we know about Dr. Kelly ?<br />Maggie Thatcher deserves better than the BBC - pity she didn't close it down - a cesspit of elitist lizards.ALAN WOODnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-85600621038125597622013-04-08T10:54:25.919-07:002013-04-08T10:54:25.919-07:00NICE BLOG!!! Education is the process of bringing ...NICE BLOG!!! Education is the process of bringing desirable change into the behavior of human beings. It can also be defined as the “Process of imparting or acquiring knowledge or habits through instruction or study”. Thanks for sharing a nice information.<br /><a href="http://www.way2college.com/MBABhopal.htm" rel="nofollow">Top MBA Colleges in Bhopal</a> <br /><a href="http://www.way2college.com/MBABhopal.htm" rel="nofollow">MBA Colleges in Bhopal</a><br /><br /><br /><br />way2 collegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002354364018973597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112651969466158066.post-27266574329259215042013-04-08T10:04:31.588-07:002013-04-08T10:04:31.588-07:00A nice piece Dr. E, and a fine tribute.
I didn&#...A nice piece Dr. E, and a fine tribute. <br /><br />I didn't agree with all her policies, but came very close to joining the party while she was Leader.<br /><br />I despise the fact that she signed the Single European Act, but at least she realised what she'd done afterwards, and adjusted her tone accordingly. Formidable woman; a national treasure. Richboynoreply@blogger.com