Dosser 52 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) St Maggie day, it's got a ring to it, shit why stop there, we could have: Gordon Brown day . . .Free lobotomy's for the clinically doomed Ian Duncan Smith day . . . .kick the shit out of a dole head with impunity. Cyril Smith day . . . . .nonce a kid with no questions asked. Harriet Harman day . . . .Free porn for everyone's spouse, all day, till midnight. Yeah I can see a pattern emerging here . . . . Not forgetting, St Tony day . . .Bomb the shit out of as many people as you like, but hurry folks, this offer only last's today ! Edited January 24, 2014 by Dosser 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 GTE, mate its just my opinion but the alternative was much worse.......this country was dead in the water when she took over. She almost single handedly dragged it back to life..........there is no argument to that, it's a fact and its well documented. 98% tax rates, black outs, the unions holding the country to ransom, rubbish piles 10 foot high on the street for 6 weeks, 3 day weeks............the absolute sick man of Europe, documented fact no matter how rosy the specs you put on. IMHO, yes the medicine was bitter but that's because the sickness was so bad........the unions gambled with all those lads jobs and lost. like you say its opinions. I lived it And grew up through her regime the all that followed We all have are storys and opinions. North south east and west , ill rest my case on one. Statment WHEN some thing is broke you try and fix it not destroy it and throw it on the scrapheap As she did. I lived and grew up threw those times too mate, a lad who has worked for me for years was one of the poor f*****g soldiers that got the job of clearing the rubbish after it had been rotting in the street for 6 weeks......told me they used to have to burn their coveralls every day when they got back........I lived right by Woolwhich barracks and I used to see the poor c**ts going off to do it every day. Thank f**k the unions are now nothing more than a powerless throwback to a shit bygone age.......all thanks to the lady Totally agree Wilf, serious question where do the anti Maggie supporters think we would be now if the Unions had gained political control of this country? I also lived through that era power cuts, bins piled high outside the house, streets full of rubbish, we would have been finished, if possible think of the bigger picture. Just look at our car industry we were too busy going on strike with Red Robbo to see the Japs were producing better cars 4 times faster than we were cheaper and better quality I dread to think. . It's not nice but certain industries were not able to continue in the UK without major subsidy propping them up, they were a serious drain on the economy and something had to change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dosser 52 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well I think once again this Country needs radical change and IMO UKIP have the balls to at least try and achieve this. To anyone who is more clued up than I am Why oh why to we give 7-12 BILLION Away in Foreign Aid EVERY year When in our own Land we have Food banks Homelessness Potholes in roads Police cut backs Fire Service Cut Backs Ambulance Cut Backs Hospital Cut Backs Bedroom Tax The list is endless Stop ALL Foreign Aid and start fixing the above and more in Great Britain. Surely this aint to much to ask those WE choose to run the Country ? I agree with most of what you have written sport, but there will be no radical change under ukip. Farage makes some nice noises, but let's not forget he's an ex banker and never challenges the stranglehold of the city. Monetary reform is what's needed, but politicians who try to enact that have a habit of meeting untimely ends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 If they do name it in honour of Thatcher, will those opposed be going to work that day, in protest? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebiggerdog 160 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 If they do name it in honour of Thatcher, will those opposed be going to work that day, in protest? the miners wont 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ragumup Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RBzAwro8M90 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 This reminds me of the sketch in the film 'The life of Brian'..... So, what, apart from breaking the union stranglehold, letting millions of people buy their council houses, making our utilities efficient, lowering taxes, deregulating the city, kicking the argies out of the Falklands and generally making everyone more wealthy did Thatcher do for this country? Let's just be clear; without her, millions of people wouldn't have had the opportunity to buy their council house at a 75% discount on the true market value.... Even more coal mines would have been closed (Wilson closed down far more mines than Thatcher), the unions would still have the power to bring this country to it's knees on a whim..... Inflation would be huge and our money would have been worthless. In fact, we'd all be using Euros and holding Greece up as an economic example.... Our utilities would be costing us a fortune because they'd all be run as inefficiently as possible to maximise the job opportunities and minimise the workload of all their unionised, overpaid, demanding employees.... The Falklands, Gibraltar and every other overseas dependency would be in foreign hands because the rest of the world would not expect us to defend them after we let Argentina help themselves and bowed down to the French and Americans by not kicking them out.... The city of London would still be the home of a few upper class city types, the rest having left the UK due to the taxation problems caused by our huge state burden of nationalised industries.... Half the railways would have disappeared because the combination of unionisation and lack of investment would have made them completely redundant...... Our road signs would all be in 'kilometres' and we'd have to pay our road tax in Euros and drive on the right hand side using our horns as much as possible and ignoring all the multilingual warning signs..... Anyway, back to the original point; is it a good idea? No, of course it isn't. As others have already said, there are far more worthy people and events that deserve it. Churchill Day? Battle of Britain Day? The Day We Unburdened Ourselves of Scotland Day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Half the railways would have disappeared because the combination of unionisation and lack of investment would have made them completely redundant...... Just to pick you up on that one Matt, she had to talked down from a massive closure of the railways that would have made the infamous Beeching Axe of the 60's pale in comparison.. Bit much to put her up as the saviour of the railways when she wanted most of them gone mate.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Half the railways would have disappeared because the combination of unionisation and lack of investment would have made them completely redundant...... Just to pick you up on that one Matt, she had to talked down from a massive closure of the railways that would have made the infamous Beeching Axe of the 60's pale in comparison.. Bit much to put her up as the saviour of the railways when she wanted most of them gone mate.. It's not the railways she wanted gone mate, it was the huge expense of running such a lumbering, unionised, inefficient beast..... Thankfully, like most nationalised industries of the day, she found a way to unburden the state of it. Our modern railway may not be perfect, but it's nothing like it was in the 70's..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Half the railways would have disappeared because the combination of unionisation and lack of investment would have made them completely redundant...... Just to pick you up on that one Matt, she had to talked down from a massive closure of the railways that would have made the infamous Beeching Axe of the 60's pale in comparison.. Bit much to put her up as the saviour of the railways when she wanted most of them gone mate.. It's not the railways she wanted gone mate, it was the huge expense of running such a lumbering, unionised, inefficient beast..... Thankfully, like most nationalised industries of the day, she found a way to unburden the state of it. Our modern railway may not be perfect, but it's nothing like it was in the 70's..... no because its privatised but still subsidised by the tax payer so them little shareholders dont go hungry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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