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And there was I thinking that Margaret Thatcher was all about individual freedom of speech and action.

16 Apr 2013

So......the americans like her and the rest of us are supposed to follow suit? Do you know what? I don't care two hoots what the americans think. And if you think that it is only some people in this country who have a loathing for her you are wrong. Bring back Spitting Image someone please. I do agree with you about one thing though - that hopefully after this week everyone will get a ...

16 Apr 2013

What a pity  'Spitting Image' is no more.

Margaret Thatcher
16 Apr 2013

@burneside - so you'd think the tories would be wanting the Scots to go it alone then if it meant no future Labour governments.But Tory policy is pro-unionist not pro scottish independence. And why should the scots give a damn about the political make-up of Westminster if they vote for independence? @ABC - i'd never heard of him! it seems he is the only one though. and if the death of MT ...

And have the birds been ordered not to sing?

Powderham Pig Factory
15 Apr 2013

Will the number of people it might employ have any affect on the smell the factory might produce? @Dave of Kenton - have you written a letter to the dawlish gazette about how it could impact on the town and the warren? if not, it might be an idea to do so.

15 Apr 2013

Is it on his Lordship's land, beside the A379, that all those Vote Conservative posters appear at election times?

Margaret Thatcher
15 Apr 2013

Am I right in thinking that the Tories don't even have one Scottish MP these days? Certainly the Tories are almost universally hated in Scotland. A Maggie legacy perhaps? And am I right in thinking that the Scots vote on whether or not to go it alone (ie stop being part of the UK) later this year? If I were Alex Salmond and the SNP right now I'd be smilling quietly to myself for what better ...

Daughter has just come back from that area having had to turn the car around as the road is blocked. No cars moving. I've just seen and heard a police car going past the Warren copse going in the direction of Cockwood. Anyone know what's happened? Update: Fire engine went in the same direction a few minutes later

Enough already
13 Apr 2013

"no-one felt the need for all this outpouring on this forum before last Monday" True. And I've been thinking to myself and trying to analyse why her death has caused such outpourings not only on here but on forums and in newspapers etc throughout the country. Might it be because people have long memories and her death has acted like some bursting of a metaphorical boil that has for some 30 ...