Mrs Thatcher - rather different from todays politicians

[andymadmak]

Unlike our MPs these days, with their porn films, duck houses and flipping residences it seems as though Mrs T had some morals when it came to her expense claims:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20800549

[dave stew]

After Churchill, the best PM this country's had.

[Jasandjules]

She was in it for the good of the Country not to line her own pockets.

[Derek Smith]

dave stew said:

After Churchill, the best PM this country's had.

What was so great about Churchill?

[Four Litre]

Also appears to be the only one born with a spine. Appreciate that not all decisions she made were perfect, but at least she was decisive.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/976...

[eldar]

Derek Smith said:

What was so great about Churchill?

He lead the winning team.

[rohrl]

Jasandjules said:

She was in it for the good of the Country not to line her own pockets.

She married a rich businessman and thus had no need to line her own pockets.

She was also BFFs with Jimmy Savile -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy...

[10 Pence Short]

rohrl said:

She married a rich businessman and thus had no need to line her own pockets.

She was also BFFs with Jimmy Savile -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy...

Since when did need come into fraud, especially MPs expenses.

I note your crass attempt to link someone to Jimmy Saville.

[andymadmak]

rohrl said:

She married a rich businessman and thus had no need to line her own pockets.

She was also BFFs with Jimmy Savile -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy...

What are you insinuating?

[Crafty_]

Derek Smith said:

What was so great about Churchill?

Seriously ?

[colonel c]

Crafty_ said:

Derek Smith said:

What was so great about Churchill?

Seriously ?

Arguably World war two would have turned out very differently without Churchill as Prime Minister. As a peacetime PM he was not so great.
Thatcher might have been a great leader if we were in a similar situation. Although I feel she would be lacking in understanding the global strategies' involved. As it was she was arguably one of the most divisive PMs this country has known.

Still I expect we'll hear plenty more adulatory comments from the faithful.

[TheHeretic]

colonel c said:

Still I expect we'll hear plenty more adulatory comments from the faithful.

We can not presume you are the inverse? 'Faithful' for the other side? In reality you are no different if this is true.

[colonel c]

TheHeretic said:

colonel c said:

Still I expect we'll hear plenty more adulatory comments from the faithful.

We can not presume you are the inverse? 'Faithful' for the other side? In reality you are no different if this is true.

Don't presume too much.

[TheHeretic]

colonel c said:

Don't presume too much.

Can't help it when someone writes "Still I expect we'll hear plenty more adulatory comments from the faithful". It smacks of disdain.

[zcacogp]

Jasandjules said:

She was in it for the good of the Country not to line her own pockets.

And that, boys and girls, is surely the defining difference between politicians then and politicians now. Reading the link in the OP's post underlines how things have changed in the last 30 years.

dave stew said:

After Churchill, the best PM this country's had.

Controversial, but I think I agree.


Oli.

[Caulkhead]

colonel c said:

TheHeretic said:

colonel c said:

Still I expect we'll hear plenty more adulatory comments from the faithful.

We can not presume you are the inverse? 'Faithful' for the other side? In reality you are no different if this is true.

Don't presume too much.

No need to presume when one can draw accurate conclusions from the trend of over 5000 posts.

[Puggit]

Ahhhh, the same direction as every other Thatcher thread

[TheHeretic]

Puggit said:

Ahhhh, the same direction as every other Thatcher thread

What are you upset about?

[kev b]

Whether you like her or not, when she knew she was right (always!) she never wavered or wobbled in the face of public opinion. She always did "the right thing" and expected others to do the same. The problem is one mans steadfast is anothers stubborn which probably led to her downfall. I think she was naive in the extreme to think the City would regulate itself honestly and we're still suffering from that decision.

[Mojocvh]

Derek Smith said:

dave stew said:

After Churchill, the best PM this country's had.

What was so great about Churchill?

Well, he invented concentration camps [Boers], "suppressed" a British socialist revolution after the "Great" war when the troops came home and stitched up any military commander who had the audacity to question his orders for starters.....