tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4078555344792890044..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Lady Thatcher; a tribute.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5390850817436812042013-04-18T04:48:24.512+01:002013-04-18T04:48:24.512+01:00May I thank everyone for their comments. There'...May I thank everyone for their comments. There's no doubting that she was a woman who roused emotions!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47799395398213643672013-04-18T00:29:03.322+01:002013-04-18T00:29:03.322+01:00Thank you for outlining the facts Cro. I dislike ...Thank you for outlining the facts Cro. I dislike revisionist history...we need to understand the times, issues and truth and never, never judge those who had the courage to take a stand. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25025427350223501232013-04-17T17:11:41.350+01:002013-04-17T17:11:41.350+01:00No I'm not; I'm just putting my quivering ...No I'm not; I'm just putting my quivering neck on the block!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68357615014746345032013-04-17T17:10:41.876+01:002013-04-17T17:10:41.876+01:00Of the 20 pits that The Coal Board wanted to close...Of the 20 pits that The Coal Board wanted to close, she agreed to 13. Harold Wilson closed 200, but his name is never mentioned as an enemy of the Coal industry. It's the wrongly focused hatred that annoys me. We can be pro or anti, but let's get the facts right. She has been unfairly tarred with many brushes.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21189469001131046602013-04-17T16:52:24.943+01:002013-04-17T16:52:24.943+01:00You are a braver man than I Sir Cro ;o)You are a braver man than I Sir Cro ;o)Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36551656125446052242013-04-17T16:25:38.838+01:002013-04-17T16:25:38.838+01:00During her tenure many people in Britain were hurt...During her tenure many people in Britain were hurt and their livelihoods destroyed. The working class people of that time are no more, I would venture to say. Some parts of the North of England are like wastelands. You are so right about Arthur Scargill -- talk about an immovable force! I do believe that he was far more destructive than ever Mrs. Thatcher was. A lot of people up here are very bitter about that time and a lot of that bitterness is justified, though not wisely focused. As I have written elsewhere, by the time she left, most of us in the nation were exhausted by divisiveness -- and the events of the days since her death have shown that a lot of that divisiveness remains to be healed. The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8244806621766993242013-04-17T16:22:52.879+01:002013-04-17T16:22:52.879+01:00I would say that is true for admirers of any polit...I would say that is true for admirers of any politician Cro;isn't that the point of politics and religion?<br /><br />I shan't put her musical detractors into obscurity; they produced some fine music in the eighties!Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31140678295875706832013-04-17T16:00:00.883+01:002013-04-17T16:00:00.883+01:00Any statistics I used, actually came from The Sund...Any statistics I used, actually came from The Sunday Times.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1678794736107117212013-04-17T15:45:10.643+01:002013-04-17T15:45:10.643+01:00YP, my father lost his job because of the unions. ...YP, my father lost his job because of the unions. His car was repossessed. My mother had to go to work at Smith's. I took a night shift at the biscuit factory and later a brick factory so we could keep our house and still managed to get eight 'O' Levels. We only kept our heads above water because our German grandfather was rich and helped us out, much to the everlasting shame of my father who, unlike most of the plebs cavorting on the streets, was a proud man having served 23 years in the Army fighting for the democracy that allows you to be, quite frankly, unnecessarily cruel to Cro.<br /><br />I do like your blog, YP. It is helping me with my English (don't forget, it is not my first language and I still misplace commas and haven't a clue what the subjunctive means or even what a past participle is), it is a beautiful read and illustrated with wonderful photographs but I never imagined you could be guilty of intemperance. <br /><br />Margaret Thatcher's policies may have adversely affected a portion of our society but they benefited a majority. That's why for an unprecedented three times she was given a mandate at elections.<br /><br />The silent majority use the ballot box, not riotous assembly.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76867722764043760092013-04-17T15:28:12.117+01:002013-04-17T15:28:12.117+01:00The funeral was littered with old 'enemies'...The funeral was littered with old 'enemies', who all admired her.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86683737783767657572013-04-17T15:26:44.404+01:002013-04-17T15:26:44.404+01:00Her detractors are mostly brainwashed and blinkere...Her detractors are mostly brainwashed and blinkered. You could rub their noses in the truth, but they'd still believe otherwise. It's a shame really, because they're missing out on the life of a great politician; and they don't come round that often. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30073563213514588852013-04-17T15:20:51.030+01:002013-04-17T15:20:51.030+01:00Having watched the funeral and noted that 'pro...Having watched the funeral and noted that 'protesters' managed no more than the damp squib of chanting, 'what a waste of money' (ignoring the billions of pounds and thousands of lives Blair wasted on unjustifiable war) yet thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to the Great Lady, I would say her detractors are on a sticky wicket.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75448830975160300832013-04-17T15:13:02.353+01:002013-04-17T15:13:02.353+01:00@ A Heron's View
Since Cro's post was luc...@ A Heron's View<br /><br />Since Cro's post was lucid, grammatically and factually correct, was free of spelling mistakes and didn't mention the Kardashians or Tamara Ecclestone, how could it have been copied from the Daily Mail?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65117192191852401692013-04-17T15:11:09.361+01:002013-04-17T15:11:09.361+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68013396167781128352013-04-17T14:41:17.206+01:002013-04-17T14:41:17.206+01:00Friends, Englishmen, countrymen, lend me your ears...Friends, Englishmen, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Thathcher, not to praise her. The evil that men/women do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones; so let it be with Thatcher.<br /><br />I do not know that much about her to judge (saw the movie though, and boy, she had a lot of hair), but I do know that she and Reagan were very close. I did not like Reagan.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46585301131079466852013-04-17T14:39:54.064+01:002013-04-17T14:39:54.064+01:00I don't usually comment on international polit...I don't usually comment on international politics, either. Someone who's willing to stand for what she believes in will always make enemies, but i much prefer that to those who have no spine.<br /><br />And may i say, i'm ashamed that the US President is not attending the funeral. Politically he and Mrs T are/were worlds apart, but i should think he ought to understand just how thick the glass ceiling was through which she broke. I am appalled by what i consider his great lack of manners. megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47695400986636007692013-04-17T13:56:32.799+01:002013-04-17T13:56:32.799+01:00DING DONGDING DONGA Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35593619956519925682013-04-17T13:01:40.010+01:002013-04-17T13:01:40.010+01:00Go on, admit it. You had a little look, and shed a...Go on, admit it. You had a little look, and shed a few tears! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31982536577140850802013-04-17T12:34:18.162+01:002013-04-17T12:34:18.162+01:00I had far better things to do with my time than wa...I had far better things to do with my time than watch a bunch of maudlin hypocrites !A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86453140967133121272013-04-17T11:47:05.058+01:002013-04-17T11:47:05.058+01:00Don't encourage me!Don't encourage me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40134921826322740152013-04-17T09:47:33.362+01:002013-04-17T09:47:33.362+01:00You should have added an audio clip of Elgar for u...You should have added an audio clip of Elgar for us to read this post to, Cro!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43057267801669850822013-04-17T09:43:21.519+01:002013-04-17T09:43:21.519+01:00Well said. It echoes my views which I have express...Well said. It echoes my views which I have expressed on my blog and my FB page. Not culled from the Daily Hate. In fact I had changed from a life-long Conservative to a Labour voter by the time she reached her third term. Her critics now conveniently forget that she won three elections. Where were they and their votes back then? Hindsight is a wonderful thing.elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11219893990210757832013-04-17T09:37:59.801+01:002013-04-17T09:37:59.801+01:00Don't watch the funeral Monsieur Heron; you mi...Don't watch the funeral Monsieur Heron; you might be influenced by the truth!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4100592888399548002013-04-17T09:26:47.037+01:002013-04-17T09:26:47.037+01:00What a load of horse manure you managed to copy fr...What a load of horse manure you managed to copy from The Dilly Mail. <br />You a man who has lived in France for 40 years - keep taking the pills CroA Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69821551148110213742013-04-17T08:29:09.073+01:002013-04-17T08:29:09.073+01:00And she played a mean piano in Casablanca!And she played a mean piano in Casablanca!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com