Happy Margaret Thatcher Day ...

[Osem]

Originally Posted by martyh

What excesses ? i remember the 80's and all i remember is this country being dragged kicking and screaming from a backward, ill run ,union led socialist eutopia into a progressive and prosperous nation by a leader who actually believed unfailingly in her policies and stuck to them .If any one of the muppets in charge now had even an ounce of her character they would get my vote

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Apart from Child Benefit and the Christmas Bonus, to my knowledge, she never failed to uprate benefits with inflation.

My family must have missed out here.

Did the government used to give out a "Christmas" bonus to benefit recipients?

My family were on benefits in the 80's and I don't recall it.

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Pierre

My family must have missed out here.

Did the government used to give out a "Christmas" bonus to benefit recipients?

My family were on benefits in the 80's and I don't recall it.

Ted Heath introduced it in the very early 70's. Trouble is it was £10 then and it's still £10 now 40 years on.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Yup, she started the me, me, me greedy society that we still have today.

You're confusing the me me me, I'll sort myself out and provide for myself and my family with the .......me me me I think the state should look after me and my family.

Two very different ethical stand points.

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Originally Posted by peanut

Ted Heath introduced it in the very early 70's.

Did he?

What was is a bonus for and how dud you qualify for it.
?

Anyhoo ,despite Dicks (you don't mind if i call you Dick do you Richard ?)attempt to derail the thread .....Maggie was great ...end of

thats maggie thatcher ,not maggie the mod ,although i'm sure she's great too ........maybe i'll just shut up


go maggie

[dilli-theclaw]

The whole Thatcher thing was before my time trouble is I can't bring myself to trust ANY politician.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by martyh

Maggie was great ...end of

That's his opinion. it's not true, but just his opinion

I have just deleted a load of posts that were so off-topic it was unreal. Please DO NOT persist in the arguing and bickering. The last word on this is mine. Anyone who tries to steal it will feel the full force of my mighty frack hammer.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

The whole Thatcher thing was before my time trouble is I can't bring myself to trust ANY politician.

That's because in my opinion she was the last politician with power that had true integrity .She had her flaws i can't deny that and not all her policies where the right ones imo but at least she stood her ground and most importantly she used the EU to our advantage and reigned them in a bit .Future politicians that followed her had none of her character or sense of direction

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Originally Posted by Pierre

My family must have missed out here.

Did the government used to give out a "Christmas" bonus to benefit recipients?

My family were on benefits in the 80's and I don't recall it.

I think that is because they didn't get it ,it was a Christmas bonus for pensioners only so not tied to benefits and not tied to inflation .

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by martyh

Anyhoo ,despite Dicks (you don't mind if i call you Dick do you Richard ?)attempt to derail the thread .....Maggie was great ...end of

thats maggie thatcher ,not maggie the mod ,although i'm sure she's great too ........maybe i'll just shut up


go maggie

In answer to your question, please address me as Richard or Mr Coulter.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by martyh

Anyhoo ,despite Dicks (you don't mind if i call you Dick do you Richard ?)attempt to derail the thread .....Maggie was great ...end of

thats maggie thatcher ,not maggie the mod ,although i'm sure she's great too ........maybe i'll just shut up


go maggie

Yeah she was wonderful, I think of her fondly whenever a gas bill comes through the door, whenever I get on a train and wonder how my children will afford rent in years to come. With the cold weather setting in I'm reminded of one of her acolytes telling the elderly and poor to wear a hat if cold, what a woman, if there's a God up there she won't have to worry about getting cold when her times up, still it'll be nice for her to meet up with old pals like Augusto.

[RichardCoulter]

I was talking to some friends at a charity dinner after watching "The Iron Lady" drama on TV recently.

As it was billed as a drama, I assumed much of it was fiction, but, apparently, she has dementia and keeps forgetting that Dennis has died.

Dementia is a terrible disease, so she must now be living her own hell.

Some of the company said that this is Karma at work, but i'm not sure I believe in Karma. There are lots of bad people in life who sail through with ease, yet other good people face tremendous difficulties.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I was talking to some friends at a charity dinner after watching "The Iron Lady" drama on TV recently.

As it was billed as a drama, I assumed much of it was fiction, but, apparently, she has dementia and keeps forgetting that Dennis has died.

Dementia is a terrible disease, so she must now be living her own hell.

Some of the company said that this is Karma at work, but i'm not sure I believe in Karma. There are lots of bad people in life who sail through with ease, yet other good people face tremendous difficulties.

you have friends

[MovedGoalPosts]

Play nicely thank you