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Ah, McGonagall, an unsurpassed poet of his time! Is he your favourite?
@HuwMatthews2 LOL. Not a nationalist but someone who feels his heritage and, having been born in the valleys, empathises with the community destruction that was caused by the pit closures. And, of course, I will always support Welsh rugby even though I now live in England.
Looking at the discussion threads it appears that at this instant in time the fickle finger of fate has placed the "Powderham Pig Factory" between "The Silence of Big Ben" and "The Iron Lady"
Looks like even the Huffington Post is getting in on the act. Perhaps they should be arrested? http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/16/margaret-thatcher-funeral-spoof_n_3091534.html?1366119458
Here's the updated version of "The Hinge of Fate", incorporating more about the Thatcher monetarist policy: The Hinge of Fate The Iron Lady was not for turning. “Let’s burn coal, let’s forge steel,let’s build ships.” These weren’t words to cross her lips. “No, no, no.” Every vestige of our infrastructure had to go. And whilst she smashed our industry, compassion withered in ...
I can't remember much being reported in the last few days about Thatcher's monetarist policy. Have people forgotten about galloping inflation, interest rates upto 18%; negative equity; many, many people losing their homes and the legacy of Black Wednesday when the pound crumbled. A truly great time. I'll have to update my Iron Lady history of the Thatcher years.
Most Americans know very little about international matters. News there tends to be very parochial. I believe only a small percentage have passports. Don't forget that America is the land of the free which supported the IRA for many years through its fund-raising efforts in the States. @DJ if we followed a true democracy then there probably wouldn't be a state funeral at vast public ...
@burneside LOL
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