If anything happens I hope the police come down like a ton of bricks...people aren't respecting the fact that there is a grieving family here. Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

Despite my opinion of MT, I too hope that respect for the family will prevail. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

just read that someone twittered a hashtag #nowthatchersdead

it was taken by some Americans as "Now That Chers Dead" and they thought the singer had died  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Now that would have been a tragedy

As for Maggie, never liked the dictatorial woman and my views have not changed now she's dead.

A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, respecting, or remembering the life of a person who has died, so anyone not wanting to do that should just stay away.

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I not going to argue for or against MT's legacy, since I don't believe for a moment that any argument put forward now will change anyone's opinions (which will be pretty well ingrained by now) of the woman, her policies or decisions. Like many people she wasn't perfect but, unlike the current anodyne crop, she was a leader, not a follower and didn't pander to the popular howl.

Not saying she was always right but she certainly got a lot right

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Be true to yourself. That way happiness lies...

Wow!

Love her or Loathe her she had a Back Bone, sadly none of her successors had.

One thing the left always gets wrong is the "free" tag when our government decides to spend our money on something. Free milk was paid for by taxpayers whereas childrens' nutrition should have been paid for by their parents. What has the cost of food and drink got to do with the budget that's agreed for education? The spend on education didn't go down when the milk provision was stopped and so it was spent where it should always have been - on educating kids rather than feeding them. If you can't afford kids, or aren't willing to support them, then either don't have them or give them up for adoption.

Margaret's philosophy was that we should all be responsible for our own actions and, wherever possible, pay our own way. That's why the benefit generation hated her. The Unions hated her because she had the unpopular (to them) idea that democracy was important. Although I despair of her decision to close down our coal mines I applaud her taking on of Arthur Scargill - who bleated on about his mandate to call the strike but never allowed "his" members to vote on it.

As with most things our entrenched lefties do, I fully expect them to show their true colours next Wednesday by attempting to disrupt the funeral. As a general rule those who demand that others "respect" them don't show the same themselves. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne

I plead guilty. Getting too serious. Sorry.


Golf at Holywell Bay this morning, travelling by Freelander of course. Had a lovely ride on the Suzuki this afternoon, along the coast to Padstow........... Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne

Ah padstow a great place to be, must get down there again  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

It's UP to Padstow from here! Looked great this afternoon with the boats in harbour. Eating Roskilly's Ice Cream sitting on the dock of the bay watching the tide come in...........retirement's grand when it's not raining  Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne

RIP Margaret Thatcher, one of the great leaders of the 20th century"
even tho a lot of people thought differently
She was still a mother and a wife and a big loss for he family BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

rjc1944 wrote:

Margaret's philosophy was that we should all be responsible for our own actions and, wherever possible, pay our own way. That's why the benefit generation hated her. The Unions hated her because she had the unpopular (to them) idea that democracy was important. Although I despair of her decision to close down our coal mines I applaud her taking on of Arthur Scargill - who bleated on about his mandate to call the strike but never allowed "his" members to vote on it.

I am too young to remember what was what back then but I have read things and heard things. The simple FACT of the matter is this: It does not matter whether you praise her or celebrate her death, shout "burn in hell" and say that she ruined things etc etc, because no amount of verbal battles on the net will make a blind bit of difference to what happened decades ago. Don't waste your energy; grab a snickers!

In my unbiased capacity, I can simply comment on the one thing I have watched a few documentaries on; The Falklands War.
What I liked was the fact that the Argies waded in and took control and probably sat there smirking and thinking we would have no choice but to negotiate. Sod that! Thatcher orders a Naval Task Force to go and bomb the sh t out of them.

Chew on that Argentina  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey