General Discussion
And let's not forget Thatcher's liking for President Pinochet of Chile.
Talk about myth making and hyperbole! Devoted her whole life did she? She lived for 87years. 33 of which were spent as an MP. I have no idea whatsoever how often or not Glenda Jackson turns up in the Commons (perhaps you could enlighten us as you seem to know) but however often that may or may not be is of no relevance at all to the fact that she had every right in the world to say what she ...
@neilh - another word you might think of using is hubris.
You tell 'em Glenda!
If a statue of her goes up in a publicly accessible place that really is just asking for trouble.
Like I said - she was talking on behalf of many in this country. (and I don't doubt there is hardship in her constituency)
Glenda Jackson as well as being a female policitican has something else in common with Maggie T. She speaks as she finds. A conviction politican. She's got guts - something that Maggie T would no doubt approve of even if she disagreed with every word that Glenda Jackson said. And it wasn't a disgraceful outburst. What she said, she said on behalf of many in this country. It needed saying. ...
Neil - a thought. Why don't you do an anthology of poems along the lines of the ones above and get them published. Feel sure there would be lots of people in this country who would appreciate the sentiments you express and who knows, it might even climb up the best seller list.
Any more poems Neil? I do so enjoy reading them.
Didn't Gorbachev's policies of Perestroika and Glasnost and how they impacted on the (then) USSR ultimately have something to do with the ending of the cold war? Not denying Thatcher's involvement for one moment in the falling of the wall (both literally and metaphorically speaking) but are some of us saying that no others were involved?
