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The UK's Greatest Prime Minister died this morning.
- Thread starter Octavia156
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Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
So who died?
The greatest prime minister ?
Or Margaret Thatcher ?
The greatest prime minister ?
Or Margaret Thatcher ?
sandandfoam
Veteran Member
She was responsible for awful things from the Hunger Strikes to the destruction of mining communities to sheltering Pinochet.
Britain has produced many many leaders far greater then her.
Britain has produced many many leaders far greater then her.
Octavia156
OTO/EGC
she saved our nation. just because she did unpopular things doesn't detract from that.
she also ended the cold war....
apart from Churchill, I challenge you to name one.
On our side of the pond, it was Reagan who ended the cold war.
That would be the one.
Octavia156
OTO/EGC
yes probably.... but he was a man.... one thing she did do was stamp out the stereotype that women can't be leaders.
Octavia156
OTO/EGC
sandandfoam
Veteran Member
Asquith.
Wirey
Fartist
Disraeli
Policies he put forth regarding the Empire in the 1870s gave Britain the material wealth to survive both World Wars. Without him, Europe would have been dominated by Nazi Germany.
Jenkinson
Stopped Napoleon, ended a serious economic recession by returning to the Gold Standard (estimates suggest that the British economy would have contracted by as much as 10%).
Wellesely
Freed the Micks.
Gascoyne-Cecil
Provided housing for the poor. True first step of the modern Social Contract.
Andrew Bonar Law
Good Canadian boy. Only PM born outside the British Isles. His middle name is 'Bonar', which amuses me endlessly.
Just to name a few.
Reagan ended the cold war? Really?
If I had to choose a single name to attribute that merit to, it would probably be Gorbachev.
As for Thatcher, I won't try to judge her economic policies, but I sure admire her handling of the invasion of the Falklands.
If I had to choose a single name to attribute that merit to, it would probably be Gorbachev.
As for Thatcher, I won't try to judge her economic policies, but I sure admire her handling of the invasion of the Falklands.
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Wirey
Fartist
Gorbachev bowed to an inevitability. Reagan's military spending spree forced the USSR to try and keep up, effectively destroying their poorly designed economic model. Reagan deserves most of the kudos for the end of Soviet Russia.
That sure isn't how it seems to me. But it is hardly news that most Americans have an image of Reagan that is not compatible with mine.
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Were it true, it wouldn't be a good thing. But it isn't. Soviet Russia ended because it wasn't sustainable.
Also:
Were it true, it wouldn't be a good thing. But it isn't. Soviet Russia ended because it wasn't sustainable.
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RIP, Maggie.
I attended UofM with the fella who ran the Star Wars research program (smart dude). I was in mechanical engineering,
& he was in aerospace at the time, but our paths crossed at the gym where we both worked as towel jockies.
That's my take on Ronnie Rayguns too.
I attended UofM with the fella who ran the Star Wars research program (smart dude). I was in mechanical engineering,
& he was in aerospace at the time, but our paths crossed at the gym where we both worked as towel jockies.
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I do not know whether or not she was the greatest, but I admired her.
Rest in peace, Margaret Thatcher.
Rest in peace, Margaret Thatcher.
Really,i thought the UK's greatest Prime Minister died a long time ago,it certainly isn't that spindley old bag Thatcher,when she spoke in her condescending tone I wanted to vomit,all she seemed to care about was getting a title which she got.
Thatchers government managed to sell off British Rail,British Telecom,British Gas,state run water,killed the Coal industry,sent our Army without air cover to the Falklands,caused long term hatred in Northern Ireland,i guess though that their are people who will miss her,personally though I say good riddance!.
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
In war time Churchill united the country. In peace time Thatcher divided the country.
I predict a national shortage of bunting.
I predict a national shortage of bunting.
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
I have often heard people (of both sexes) say if that was a female PM, we don't want another.
Flankerl
Well-Known Member
She basically turned the UK into a de-industrialised country. Which is one of the reasons Germany got the upper hand in the first place.
Huzzah.
Actually she resisted to the change on the continent as much as possible.