Controversial BeliefsSome mugs still think the MMR injection gives children autism (it doesn't), while others are of the belief that we're ruled by billionaire lizard people. Tell us about views outside the mainstream which people go glassy eyed if you bang on about them (Your grandad's a racist - no need to tell us, thanks)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 12:06)
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I agree that the people "celebrating" her death were cretinsThatcher did some good things and some bad things. One good thing she did was to defend British soil against invasion. It's frightening to think that if the Argentinians tried any funny business nowadays, it is by no means certain that Cameron & co would have the balls to actually do anything about it.
One bad thing Thatcher did was to sell off hundreds of thousands of council homes (right to buy) without building MORE in their place. It's great when poor people get richer and become homeowners etc. But what about the next generation of poor people? Very short-sighted.
Another good thing Thatcher did was to stand up to Scargill and his loony comrades.
Another bad thing Thatcher did was to privatise so many industries, so that instead of investing their profits back into the services, the profits go into shareholders' pockets.
You may agree of disagree with the above viewpoints. But there was plenty good and plenty bad about Thatcher. Anyone who has a totally one-sided view of her (either way) is a moron.
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Imagine if Kinnock had been PMNow he definitely would not done anything about The Falklands unlike Mrs. T, nor would he have stood up to Scargill ( The man who had a small house and a big union, but now has a big house and a small union ). The lefties conveniently forget that The previous two Labour governments closed more pits than Mrs. Thatcher. On the other hand The Poll tax was a total disaster of an idea.
As one previous poster said the unions were way too powerful .I remember during the Callaghan years a guy told me that he went on a tour around The Massey Ferguson tractor factory in Coventry. The first thing the tour guide said to them as they entered the factory was "For god's sake don't speak to any of the workers, the slightest thing brings them out on strike these days!" It was really that bad. A popular joke doing the rounds at that time in Europe was :- Q: How do you get 100 Englishmen into a taxi?
A:Send in a shop steward and the rest will follow.
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