[Pierre]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

I am all too aware Pierre that Maggie has not been around for 18 years or whatever,

Good then you'll realise how tired it is to try and blame her for every woe that has befallen the country. There has been 18years passed to reverse some of the edicts that she may have put in place. If you're not happy with things then blame the incumbant administration who are now in their third term.

but she left a lasting legacy in this country,

Correct - a strong economy. One whichn the present government has ridden for the past 11 years, doing their damndest to naff it up, until they finally succeeded last year.

turned families against families, hardly anything for any Tory to be proud of I think to be honest.

I refer you to Chris's answer.

You tell families who were ripped apart during her reign to let go.

I would tell families that haven't reconciled after 18years that life's too short.

But at the end of the day her and her cronies were looked after were they not?
Nothing changed there!

I would argue they were more honest than the present lot, all parties included??????????????

She was the one to start all this Agency working lark too.

Agency working is essential in todays labour market. I know agency workers that do very well out of it. It helps companies that have to deal with large fluctuations of seasonal demand. But it is very rarely used as a long term way of staffing companies as agency workers are expensive. In fact where I work they are currently undertaking an exercise to reduce agency staff and were possible get them to become full time employees, but many would rather stay as agency.

So I don't see what the problem is with Agency staff.

Another feather to her cap was the Toxteth riots, to name just one.

Really, I would have thought that years afterwards when she appointed a Minister for Liverpool, and ploughed investment and development into the city. Hosting the International Garden Festival, redeveloping Albert Dock setting off the regeneration of city that now stands as one of the finest in Europe. Was that the feather you were thinking of?