Thatcher dead?

[Acidmouse]

She died in 1990 (or their about) when the poll tax came in. Even me at 15 knew it was about as fair as me laughing at her death now.

[aaron1867]

North v South

[Rod Paradise]

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All red with a sliver of blue up here Kin. Up here they're reporting her condition as satisfactory.

For those who don't like the celebration of her death, I understand the revusion a celebration could cause, but I'm looking out of my window at a community that was decimated by her politics, and by the fights she picked. I've friends who lost family to some of her more militant policies.  I don't like that she still wields enough influence that I feel like celebrating her death. She'll really be dead and gone when the effects of what she did are forgotten & her greed culture policies are forgotten, till then yes I'm happy, and yes I'll lift a pint tonight. And yes - there will be no minutes silence at Hampden this weekend.

[The Camel]

I've got in a pickle before voicing my thoughts when a famous person has died, so I'll keep my mouth shut.

I still don't quite get why someone who didn't know the dead person could possibly be offended what anyone says about them.

If you don't like it, ignore them.

[rfgqqabc]

I'm not sure how I feel. Lots of bad and lots of good. I certainly won't be celebrating but I won't be mourning either.

[kinboshi]

...there will be no minutes silence at Hampden this weekend.

I'm not sure there'll be any minute silences for her this weekend in England either.  I think the Premier League policy is for individual clubs to request approval for a minute's silence - can't imagine that's going to happen?

[Rod Paradise]

...there will be no minutes silence at Hampden this weekend.

I'm not sure there'll be any minute silences for her this weekend in England either.  I think the Premier League policy is for individual clubs to request approval for a minute's silence - can't imagine that's going to happen?

Don't see it up here to be honest - no way it'd happen although it'd create some good feeling between the 2 sides - funny enough the fans at one of the semis this weekend joined together at the final in 1988 to show her the red card (she was the 'guest') can't repeat the songs that were sung.

[luther101]

When I realised Margaret Thatcher was dead, I did a double fist pump and shouted, "Fucking brilliant!"

Everyone around me was disgusted, and looking back, I suppose it was out of order.

Especially as I was the first paramedic at the scene.

Gotta love sickipedia     .....

[rfgqqabc]

This is very much an aside but for all the people who say "This generation of kids know nothing, they don't even know who Maggie Thatcher is!" Please tell me more about Aneurin Bevan, Harold Wilson, Clement Atlee etc before getting on your high and mighty horse. GFY.

rant over

p.s not aimed at anyone here Kini pointing out Alex won't know her is fine obv, he didnt know the TMNT

[kinboshi]

This is very much an aside but for all the people who say "This generation of kids know nothing, they don't even know who Maggie Thatcher is!" Please tell me more about Aneurin Bevan, Harold Wilson, Clement Atlee etc before getting on your high and mighty horse. GFY.

rant over

p.s not aimed at anyone here Kini pointing out Alex won't know her is fine obv, he didnt know the TMNT

Bevan, now there's a man whose achievements should be appreciated and sadly mourned as they are being systematically dismantled and destroyed by successive governments.

[mulhuzz]

This is very much an aside but for all the people who say "This generation of kids know nothing, they don't even know who Maggie Thatcher is!" Please tell me more about Aneurin Bevan, Harold Wilson, Clement Atlee etc before getting on your high and mighty horse. GFY.

rant over

p.s not aimed at anyone here Kini pointing out Alex won't know her is fine obv, he didnt know the TMNT

that's actually a very solid rant. wpwpwp

[FUN4FRASER]

CNN aren't to know that this photo may not be the greatest tribute to her.

One for the minors/miners?

Ha    Very Good   

[TommyD]

Never speak ill of the dead.  Also never promote someone who has died to pseudo sainthood IMO.

This typo from the BBC did make me chuckle though.  The second one down, taken/ripped off of someone from Twitter.

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[Sheriff Fatman]

The minutes' silence thing was apparently decided several years ago.  If so, I can't wait to be a part of it at Oakwell this weekend, but surely common sense will prevail and this won't go ahead.

I could give you a list of the ways in which she and her party found numerous ways to create hardship in our family as I grew up, so forgive me for not sharing the tributes and condolences today.  Suffice it to say that, to me, she personified all the worst elements of human nature.

Instead, I'm now contentedly awaiting delivery of the CD I ordered in 2008 (had to link to a cached page, as its was removed from the order page earlier on today).

cache:http://www.chumba.com/thatchep.php

Call me whatever names you like for my views, but she was the architect of untold misery and hardship in my local community, and in my immediate family.  I don't see why I should be forced to conform to the view that this is some sort of a loss in any way.

[millidonk]

My wife and her family are from a mining village up near Durham and they all hate her quite intensely, my dad is from London and was in the forces and he idolises her. I have no affiliation although I don't really agree with speaking ill of the dead in general.