Heroes and villains of 2011Who were your heroes or villains of the last year, and why? Who inspired you? Who had you kicking the cat across the room? They don't have to be well known, you might even want to laud the achievements of your binman. (Note that "Nick Clegg nuff said" answers puts you straight onto our naughty list)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 29 Dec 2011, 15:05)
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I'm 34,and can remember writing an article on the poll tax riots and how they might end Thatcher's years as PM, for a piece of English homework (it shared news space in my fictional paper with a spudgun incident, both hard-hitting stories), whilst at secondary school.
Given that I was pretty ignorant regarding politics/current affairs, you must have been spectacularly ill-informed. Did your parents switch off the TV whenever Ben Elton came on?
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 9:35,
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No, I had access to the news on Tv and papers but I personally wasn't politically aware enough in my teenage years to be able to form an opinion of Thatchers years.
If you fall into category A or B then fill your boots with the Thatcher hatred. Falling into category C seems a bit silly.
As for the concept of Poll tax was it really all that bad? Surely a system of taxation where households pay for 'general' services such as bin collection, with an element of individuals paying for 'people' services such as libraries might work.
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I see.You're one of the "I don't have children so why should my tax money be spent on schools" mob, aren't you?
I was astoundingly politcally ignorant, in my youth, but not picking up on the anti-Thatcher sentiment of the time is quite an acheivement. Go you.
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 11:16,
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No, I have kids and have no problem paying for schools, libraries, social care, emergency services, etc. I was just suggesting an alternative form of taxation that may be more transparent than throwing all services into a bundle and charging by the household. Use it as a discussion point and come up with your own ideas.
And my original point was that picking up on the anti-Thacher sentiment of the time, rather than making your own reasoned decision (which I don't feel I can being as I was far to young to remember her 'early' years), is stupid.
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