God didn't help us from Thatcher though did he or she?? Nor did he help the innocents whom the IRA blew up.

I say if you really believe that Thatcher saved the country, it's you who's got a sick mind.

Opinions are just that

Some pretty tasteless one's on this thread though

I hope she burns in hell for all eternity the old witch. I'll not shed a tear for her in the slightest as she's not deserving of it.

She invented mr Whippy though, not sure that's a good or a bad thing though

I suppose she was like Marmite, you either love it or hate it.

What I found tasteless was the site of a WW11 RAF aircrewman (shot down twice) dying in appalling conditions, leaking roof, windows that blew a draft all day, heating on the blink and not enough staff to change his bed sheets, leaving his family to do it (if sheets were available). This was not however in a third world country, nor a German POW camp, but an NHS hospital in Hull, 8 years after she took power.

The war hero in question was my grandad, so forgive me if I have nothing but hatred for the cow.

I also had a job with a local authority when Labour took power and one of the first things we had to do was carry out condition surveys on schools to see the extent of the work needed after 18 years of neglect, some of the primary schools were in such poor condition it was hard not to weep when you saw the little kids in coats learning maths and the like. When we finished we had to put a report in the central government as to the costs of bringing them up to a minimal standard for human occupation, some it was easier to knock down and build new (which was what Labour began doing).

Don't forget, these two scenarios where when the country was claimed to be 'booming' and back as one of the richest in the world. Where the hell was the investment she said was to be made to make the country fair for everyone, one which we are now hearing from the Thatcher sycophant Cameron.

and yet, your family left him in those conditions.

I'll not shed a tear either but also I won't be condemning her to burn in a none existent hell as its both pointless and classless

Out of all the crass comments on this thread, yours takes the biscuit. Totally uncalled for samwire, you've no idea (and neither do any of us) the circumstances of Rover49's grandad.

Surely a cardboard box will suffice?

Unfortunately, neither my mam or myself had the facilities for carrying out major surgery, no the money to fix the boiler, windows or roof sarcy b@stard.

Thanks. He was one of millions let down by Thatcher, but idiots like him/her probably didn't live through the hell that she created for those who were at the bottom of the pile.

So it's not ok to be crass about Rover49 (which i have no intention of doing btw) grandad but an 87 year old pensioner that ran a country is fair game.

If people are going to be tasteless about one person they can't claim the moral high ground about another.

Unfortunately, there was not much that could be done by ordinary people, but she had the choice and made a conscious political decision to make the rich a priority over the poor, she could have chose to improve the NHS and schools, the money was available but she chose not to, for that she gets what is coming to her obituary wise.

Where did I say it was fair game? No moral high ground either. Thatcher affected us in different ways, her policies certainly affect me, I can't say likewise about Rover49's Grandad.

Augusto Pinochet was 91 when he died. Would it have been unacceptable to remember with sympathy those whose lives he had blighted while at the same time condemning 'a 91-year-old pensioner'?

Ok so when someone who the public love dies i'll be here publicly dancing on said persons grave, see how long my mod status lasts and my time on the forum.

Chilean dictator v Elected respected(maybe not in this country) UK Prime Minister, fair comparison.

Evil is evil, no matter what age they die at, Pinochet was in that category and I think anyone remembering him with fondness is probably in the same mould. Oh, wait a minute Thatcher was a massive admirer of him wasn't she.

I wasn't comparing on that level.

Although you might wish to recall that they were friends.

I was using a slightly more extreme case to challenge what seemed to be an all-encompassing statement that, simply by virtue of longevity, one should not condemn someone/if one does condemn them, then everyone else of the same longevity is fair game, even their victims.

The point is that your rationale is, IMO, flawed. Nobody becomes immune to criticism for the actions of their life just because they've died at an old age. That is nothing other than sentimentality.

Yes, she gave him sanctuary and was a big admirer of him, which goes a long way to show what she really thought of the common man and human rights. She also helped prop up apartheid for a long time with her opposition to sanctions.

Criticism is one thing mintball, actively celebrating someone's death is another.

I detest Blair and what he has done, also has blood on his hands and helped prop up a regime, but when he dies i'll politely decline to comment, i think that's a classier approach.

Just been down to Thatcher's grave. Looks beautiful, although I'm a bit concerned that the dancefloor isn't big enough.

Should start the party with 'Highway to Hell'

I’ve waited so long for this day, but as the years have gone on I’ve always raised a little smile hearing of her strokes & her falls.

But at least the de-regulation of the banks left her with a fitting legacy, as for her sell-off of the family jewels – don’t get me started.

Hey ho, the beers are on ice, the savouries in the oven.


It’s party time

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