Thatcher - what was she like before she was elected?

[gingerpaul]

I am very worried about our economy. We desperately need change at the top and I can't help but think that we need another Thatcheresque character in charge to make the tough decisions needed to guide us back on course. Of course I know her reputation as being the iron lady, fighting unions etc but I have no real idea of what she was like before she was elected.

I ask as I cannot see CMD making the changes needed to keep this place afloat. Perhaps he will turn out to be stronger than he is putting on so he is more likely to be elected. May be he doesn't have it in him. Did Thatcher give off similar signals before she was elected or was she always strong and outspoken?

[B17NNS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK3eP9rh4So

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZzcfmlaPHg&fea...

An inspirational woman. A politician of her kind I doubt we will ever see again.

Edited by B17NNS on Monday 22 February 18:39

[gingerpaul]

The comments on that first video are quite funny. All of our current problems are still her fault.

[markcoznottz]

Always a strong character, she basically told it like it is. Thats a trait that is not acceptable in this country any more, people in positions of power now tend to be yes men. Other than Osbourne and Cameroon,( leaving aside redwood and clarke), I couldnt name a single tory minister, they are just anonymous.

[gingerpaul]

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power. I agree otherwise, I can't name many tory MPs.

[AndrewW-G]

Like her or loath her, she was a very strong leader, focused on what she thought was best for the people living in the UK.

IMHO a leader like Thatcher is something we desperately need right now, rather than incapability brown and wishy washy CMD.

[chris watton]

What was it like before she was elected?

A bit like what it's like now, actually.....except perhaps the pop charts were arguably a little better then. Today it maybe worse, as state propaganda has permeated, thanks to modern technology, into virtually all aspects of our lives.

[DrainTheSpuds]

gingerpaul said:

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power.

[B17NNS]

DrainTheSpuds said:

gingerpaul said:

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power.

I agree, have a look back at some of Hague's speeches from when he was leader. Just a shame he put his head above the parapet to soon.

[Jasandjules]

B17NNS said:

DrainTheSpuds said:

gingerpaul said:

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power.

I agree, have a look back at some of Hague's speeches from when he was leader. Just a shame he put his head above the parapet too soon.

Agreed.

But then, if we are lucky he might do it again...

[Blib]

Thatcher?

Now, wasn't she the one with the high pitched voice who once said that there wouldn't be a female Prime minister in her lifetime and then went on to steal my school milk?

That one?

[groucho]

Blib said:

Thatcher?

Now, wasn't she the one with the high pitched voice who once said that there wouldn't be a female Prime minister in her lifetime and then went on to steal my school milk?

That one?

Preferable to one's freedom.

[Morningside]

Jasandjules said:

B17NNS said:

DrainTheSpuds said:

gingerpaul said:

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power.

I agree, have a look back at some of Hague's speeches from when he was leader. Just a shame he put his head above the parapet too soon.

Agreed.

But then, if we are lucky he might do it again...

Until some dhead spin-doctor decided it would be a good idea to put a cap on it. That is what killed it for him.

I think he will return.

[MX7]

Funny how no one ever mentions Harold Wilson's Labour government scrapping free milk for secondary schools.

[anonymous-user]

gingerpaul said:

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power. I agree otherwise, I can't name many tory MPs.

My sentiments exactly!

[Blib]

MX7 said:

Funny how no one ever mentions Harold Wilson's Labour government scrapping free milk for secondary schools.

[GTO Scott]

Morningside said:

gingerpaul said:

I always thought Hague would have been a good PM. It's a shame he was wasted by being the tory leader too young and straight after Labour came to power.

I think he will return.

[JagLover]

She was certainly less radical than she became in power and didn't have the 'iron lady' image at that point.

Which is something well worth bearing in mind with the incessant criticism of CMD, who has had no opportunity as yet to prove himself one way or the other.

[gingerpaul]

JagLover said:

She was certainly less radical than she became in power and didn't have the 'iron lady' image at that point.

Which is something well worth bearing in mind with the incessant criticism of CMD, who has had no opportunity as yet to prove himself one way or the other.

This was the reason I started the thread. I wondered if perhaps she came cross as soft when before she won the election.

[JB!]

we need someone with some proverbial "balls" in charge again. a one-eyed scot and a dopey eaton boy just dont cut it.