Who is most hated - Thatcher or Blair
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Both as hated but the people that hate Blair hate him for different reasons to those who hated Thatcher.
The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
Getragdogleg said:
Both as hated but the people that hate Blair hate him for different reasons to those who hated Thatcher.
The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
Spot on, couldn't of put it better myself. The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
Getragdogleg said:
Both as hated but the people that hate Blair hate him for different reasons to those who hated Thatcher.
The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
You really think that????The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
Love her or hate her, I reckon most people at least thought Thatcher was doing what she thought was right for the country, and wasn't acting out of pure self promotion.
Blair, on the other hand? A lying, conniving, deceitful, underhand self-serving scumbag who deserves to be remembered as the most despicable PM this country has ever had and despised for time immemorial.
Getragdogleg said:
Both as hated but the people that hate Blair hate him for different reasons to those who hated Thatcher.
The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
That's because thatcher haters are generally noisy chavs and apparently now students. The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
d Blair rally takes the biscuit and anything else he could lay his grubby hands onKermit power said:
Getragdogleg said:
Both as hated but the people that hate Blair hate him for different reasons to those who hated Thatcher.
The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
You really think that????The Blair haters are less likely to make a song and dance about it and hold the grudge for the next 30 years and are more likely to shrug and think "that's politics" whereas the Thatcher haters are more of the knee jerk-never forget mindset.
Love her or hate her, I reckon most people at least thought Thatcher was doing what she thought was right for the country, and wasn't acting out of pure self promotion.
Blair, on the other hand? A lying, conniving, deceitful, underhand self-serving scumbag who deserves to be remembered as the most despicable PM this country has ever had and despised for time immemorial.
Thatcher may be more hated because people are generally self-interested and that didn't influence her much when she was making things hard for some people - she just did what she believed in.
Blair is entirely self interested, he always tried so say things that suited the public when he was in power instead of being an actual leader, this meant that people can't be bothered to hate him as much.
Who do I hate most, Blair.
Who do I think the wider public would say; Thatcher. There are people up here who'd blame Thatcher for the current bad weather if they could get away with it, I've heard here blamed for all sorts of things; and even though they'd vote in a rubber dog turd if it was painted red, they would still probably have a word to say about Blair as well, probably an anti-war one.
Who do I think the wider public would say; Thatcher. There are people up here who'd blame Thatcher for the current bad weather if they could get away with it, I've heard here blamed for all sorts of things; and even though they'd vote in a rubber dog turd if it was painted red, they would still probably have a word to say about Blair as well, probably an anti-war one.
Over 40 with a memory and a capacity for critical thinking? Blair every time; utter tosser 
Thatch, over 40 with a memory and a capacity for critical thinking? The best we could have hoped for at the very worst of post-war times. Not perfect, but in the circumstances, the best we could have had. Just think of the alternatives available at that time in her party and the others
Thatch, over 40 with a memory and a capacity for critical thinking? The best we could have hoped for at the very worst of post-war times. Not perfect, but in the circumstances, the best we could have had. Just think of the alternatives available at that time in her party and the others
The folk that hate Thatcher shout the loudest, which skews the result somewhat. I genuinely believe that most people understand she had no choice but to drag the country kicking and streaming from a 70s tax and spend, unionised disaster zone to a lean market-based economy that is really now the accepted economic model.
Blair was just an actor. He said what he needed to say, but let Gordon do his worst as chancellor for all those years. Now, we see Blair for what he was, full of crap. So Blair more hated for me.
Blair was just an actor. He said what he needed to say, but let Gordon do his worst as chancellor for all those years. Now, we see Blair for what he was, full of crap. So Blair more hated for me.
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