After watching The Iron Lady again on TV (and still not liking it much) I felt, once again, I should repeat my admiration for Maggie as a woman and as a charismatic politician whilst stressing I disagreed with her social policies absolutely.

Never voted for her.

I also think she lost it towards the end.

On Foreign policy and the Economy, however, I thought her Government was fine. I remember the 80s as a very prosperous time.

I think she always lost the plot an her son is a complete moron.

andrew wrote:
I think she always lost the plot an her son is a complete moron.

Was he your English teacher?

Really not a good film... but with Meryl just completely brilliant (even better the second time). Otherwise, the usually outstanding Jim Broadbent was merely irritating as Denis. And the supporting cast was even more annoying because, with the exception of 'Michael Foot' and 'Geoffrey Howe', their dissimilarity with the politicians of the day was totally distracting - as one continually had to play the 'who was that supposed to be?' game. Mind you, I don't suppose there's a driver in the country who could identify Merlyn Rees if they flattened him at a pedestrian crossing.

JK, rightly unimpressed with the bent-retro 'Iron Lady'.

(The original Soviet analogy, deviously UK-distorted, was to a medevil torture chamber 'Iron Maiden'.)

Then try a better shot at, some would say, her antisocio/uneconomic soulless mate Prez Ray-Gun.

Review of 'Reagan':
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/opinion/15her...&st=cse&_r=0

Interview with 'Reagan' Director, Eugene Jarecki


Full Movie Co-Prod Beeb-Storyville/Charlotte Street: 'Reagan'

I met her once and was mesmerized by her flawless , luminous skin and charisma.And how small she was.

But detested her policies which I believe are responsible for the UK today being a far less tolerant place.

But I don't dislike her as much as that fraud Blair.

Still have Iron Lady on CD.Must watch it one day.

The country would of been better without her.

In 1979, she talked about the increase of immmigrants to the UK, by 1983, she'd changed her views. Why? These people were the ones voting for her. Exactly the same way Ted Heath came to power.

The country would be better of if Tories didn't exist at all.

Well Andrew I think all politicians are generally useless: motivated by self interest and tabloid praise instead of what's good for the country. Right or wrong, Maggie was one of the few who took her decisions (often wrong in my opinion) because she felt it was right for Britain. Very few others do that.

Thing I hate JK is when they closed the pits to save UK money and left millions in poverty , still they had money to fund for the Falklands War. And of course the Poll Tax and which a few of mates went to prison for not paying and still didn't when they got released.



If I ever got in power I reopen the pits and opt out the EU.

You could go in circles regarding MT. Especially when the miners were concerned. Some would argue that poor management, union-led wage increases and weak government under Labour made it inefficient to keep them open. I believe it was cheaper at one point for the UK to import coal from Germany than use our own coal because of this.

No PM has been wholly brilliant as a leader - as many people will hate them as love them. Some will be even more unpopular.

In a sentence.

'She made GREED(with the Compo-Culture nailing good JK) GOD!'

Nuff said.