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Patrick1984
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The year was 1984 and the severity of the winter almost seemed to mirror the way in which I was belatedly and unceremoniously brought into being. My (de?)formative years were mostly spent in the dales of Derbyshire, land of the sixth toe, where the m
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PATRIK 1984!
Hey Fotinia :) How are you? It's been a while? Todo bien?
3 day working week. Could be! They way things are going in the UK these days, a Victorian 6-day working week seems more probable. Thatcher's legacy of selfishness and individualism is (unfortunately) alive and well.
Off to work now, I'm a "striver", you see ;) so the replies will have to wait for later!
Are you here...(?)
How can I help you? ;)
If you really believe that, then we'll have to agree to disagree, I think.
I don't think the jury's still out on that one. Her legacy has been a huge increase in the wealth gap, a huge rise in poverty and New Labour.
Agreed on Tony Benn. I have huge respect and admiration for the man too.
"You can accuse me of what you want - I like individual from whatever party that stand up for their beliefs"
This is a tricky one. On the one hand, I agree. Strong, principled, politically driven politicians must surely be better than the wishy washy nonsense we have now in government and opposition.
But on the other hand, 'standing up for your beliefs' isn't always a good thing. It rather depends on what your beliefs are, surely? Some of the beliefs Thatcher held are repulsive to me.
When people talk about her strength of conviction as a positive trait, you must understand what a kick in the teeth that is to, for example, an ex-miner.
I suppose we just disagree on which way, or to what degree, the scales are tipped.
I'm in the 'she was overwhelmingly bad' camp and you're in the 'let's see how history judges her' camp.
I hope I'm not misrepresenting you by saying that.
SO he done nothing for his country..