Thatcher Statue

[Joe Hutch]

I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Maggie Thatcher, Queen of Queens;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

 

[sq225917]

The things that once made Britain Great have been sold off to lower your rates. The gas, the water, electricity too, the demand was there supplied by you. So now all things that made Britain fantastic, are owned by conglomerates across the Atlantic. And things we all by the state once owned, have been sold off, a nation pawned.

 

[Tony L]

Cold War Steve makes a Splash (Twitter).

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Seems you have already, let's hope you never need social housing anytime soon.

Oh no.. lets hope he does!

 

[stevec67]

If they want to capture Thatcher’s true likeness, they should hire a talented Slovenian sculptor.

That looks like something that I would do.

 

[Operajulian]

As one of primary school milk monitors “laid off” when she was Education Minister I have to say Thatcher Thatcher Milk Snatcher out out out. Could not stand her ever since.

 

[Yank]

I'm cheered to read of the erection new statue of Margaret Thatcher in Grantham. Without this reminder of the history of our island I have no doubt her name would have soon faded from memory. And what a tragedy that would be.

It also seems to have provided a welcome boost in sales for local egg retailers. So win/win in my book.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...tham-egged-within-hours-of-it-being-installed

Is this the first time the words "erection" and "Thatcher" have ever been used in the same sentence?

 

[Spike]

'Spike' Track 7 (CD)

I was at his concert very soon after her death when he okayed the song for the first time in many years.

 

[denni55]

Mr Waters had a very jaundiced view of Maggie and her cohorts on the excellent FINAL CUT .

 

[rubber]

If that is the only reason you think Thatcher was good then enjoy your house(s) & when the time comes to sell enjoy your profits no doubt.

She did win 3 Elections in a row if she was that bad then she should have been booted out

 

[rubber]

Seems you have already, let's hope you never need social housing anytime soon. I wont, worked hard all my life, and took the advice of older work mates, start paying into a pension at a early age

 

[chartz]

A Thatcher statue? You like dictators in t

She did win 3 Elections in a row if she was that bad then she should have been booted out

She was bad.
The question is, why on earth was she elected, and why did upper class Britain like that awful woman?
I have always wondered. Kinnock’s fault?
Enlighten me please.

 

[rubber]

A Thatcher statue? You like dictators in t

She was bad.
The question is, why on earth was she elected, and why did upper class Britain like that awful woman?
I have always wondered. Kinnock’s fault?
Enlighten me please.

Truefully I can’t answer that, but spending many years in the construction industry nearly everyone I knew voted Tory, apart from the Irish navies

 

[Spraggons Den]

she was strong but wrong and the alternative of Foot and Kinnock twice was rejected by the electorate using our FPTP system.

 

[TheDecameron]

I didn’t but I did sell them at a very nice profit

 

[Joe Hutch]

A Thatcher statue? You like dictators in t

She was bad.
The question is, why on earth was she elected, and why did upper class Britain like that awful woman?
I have always wondered. Kinnock’s fault?
Enlighten me please.

Partly. I've heard him speak, and 'Welsh windbag' was a fair description. But also: Falklands War, which went well, and helped ensure the Tories won in 1983; internal struggles within Labour; a tabloid press then as now always ready to print any old Tory-friendly lies; and Arthur Scargill, who with his cack-handed leadership of the miners' strike handed Thatcher a propaganda victory.

 

[MVV]

I’m not sure it matters much. It will be continually dripping with egg and paint, forever there like an interactive artwork with a traffic cone on it’s head.
It’s even got a horrid temporary fence around it to “protect it from vandalism”. Even the authorities that put it up are having to interact with it in ways that speak to the whole thing.
The more I think about it the more I’m in favour.

 

[ks.234]

I didn’t but I did sell them at a very nice profit

Some individuals made money out of buying Council houses, but many more are living with the consequent housing crisis all these years later.

It should also be remembered that while some people might’ve profited from buying their council house, they are likely to lose their house, however gained, if they need residential care in old age.

Thatcher also deregulated the financial markets which again made a lot of money for a few individuals but led to a crash and long term austerity for most.

But perhaps her biggest achievement was convincing the electorate that government should not pay for public services and the bill for health, education and social security should instead be picked up by taxpayers.

Short term gain for a few and long term pain for the many is the legacy of Thatcherism

 

[ks.234]

she was strong but wrong and the alternative of Foot and Kinnock twice was rejected by the centrists using our FPTP system.

FIFY

 

[gavreid]

The miners lost because Kinnock and the TUC leadership failed to support them. The fools didn't realise that a defeat for the miners would be a huge defeat for the whole movement, one that we're still suffering from today. Around the time of Orgreave, with Thatcher facing battles with the teachers and local councils, she was very beatable. Only the NUR realy came out with any credit as an organisation as scabbing and the crossing of picket lines eventually became acceptable, to the extent that it is now the norm.