Thatcher is dead

[weepiper]

The Scottish Tories are getting their knickers in a knot because the Greens have deliberately tabled a debate on Thatcher's legacy for the day of the funeral

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22135316

Scottish Greens leader Patrick Harvie said: "Margaret Thatcher has died, but the tragedy for huge numbers of people is that Thatcherism as an ideology still lives.
"We aim to encourage honest consideration of the legacy of Thatcherism, the core elements of which - competition and selfishness - continue to affect our society and our economy.
"Despite her efforts to undermine Scotland's shared values and public services, it is important to assert that our society still exists."

 

[andysays]

Just back from Trafalger Sq lovely night, lovely experience. Andysays owes me cans. but good night.

 

[flypanam]

Sorry was drunk and confused wrong andy, Sorry.

 

[andysays]

Sorry was drunk and confused wrong andy, Sorry.

No problem! I didn't make it in the end, but I'll happily stand you a drink should we ever meet. Glad to hear you had a good one.

I myself will be having a symbolic third of a pint of milk when it's all over on Wednesday.

 

[Pickman's model]

Been waiting for the front pages of the Sunday papers. The Times went with this copy of their cover from 1980.

2013:



1980

i like the way they're putting a noose over her

 

[andysays]

i like the way they're putting a noose over her

I think you may be missing the religious symbolism there (and maybe a Joan of Arc ref?)...

BTW, who's that down the bottom next to Heseltine?

 

[Firky]

Hmm, I wonder where they got that idea from?

Yep, there's a whiff of sovietism to it too.

 

[weepiper]

Semi-final of the Scottish Cup's just started and Hampden was ringing to the sound of 'We're having a party when Thatcher dies' as soon as the whistle blew

 

[ViolentPanda]

Anyone seen this?
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/...evolutionary/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1



A what?

It's a Martin Durkin film. That means at least an hour of "wow, I'm oh-so-controversial" muppetism masquerading as "radical" commentary.
Fuck but the RCP are the cult that keep on giving, even when no-one wants them to.

 

[ViolentPanda]

they're not dangerous, they're just fucking irritating right-wing media whores

You're just jealous because you didn't get to fuck Furedi.

 

[Bernie Gunther]

You're just jealous because you didn't get to fuck Furedi.

There is someone who hasn't?

 

[ViolentPanda]

moral maze could be vastly improved by a minator that kills them all

Perhaps Michael Ayrton's Arkville Minotaur could be made animate, and sicced on Fox, Phillips et al?

The lad looks a bit hungry., IMO.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I thought Tories liked civil liberties?

They like civil liberties for them, not for all.

 

[nino_savatte]

It's a Martin Durkin film. That means at least an hour of "wow, I'm oh-so-controversial" muppetism masquerading as "radical" commentary.
Fuck but the RCP are the cult that keep on giving, even when no-one wants them to.

I'm so glad I missed it. I was out with Froggy, Steathers and Belushi last night. If I'd have seen it, I don't think the telly would have survived the onslaught from my size 9's.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Oh no..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...ns-to-build-museum-as-permanent-memorial.html
Oh God, noooo.....

I think it's damn nice of these egotistical rightwing fuckbags to build a nice target for every group of pro-social welfare demonstrators for generations to come, to smash up.

 

[Favelado]

I think it's damn nice of these egotistical rightwing fuckbags to build a nice target for every group of pro-social welfare demonstrators for generations to come, to smash up.

As long as its private they can do what they want and 15 million is hardly going to build The Louvre is it? One penny of state money and I'd be furious. It'll be a shit little piece of nothing on that budget.

 

[weepiper]

Hebden Bridge

 

[2hats]

Oh no..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...ns-to-build-museum-as-permanent-memorial.html

Do you think the architects will be pragmatic and build a set of public toilets just outside the building?

 

[ViolentPanda]

As long as its private they can do what they want and 15 million is hardly going to build The Louvre is it? One penny of state money and I'd be furious. It'll be a shit little piece of nothing on that budget.

TBF, it only need be a shopfront in order to represent the principles it's seeking to perpetuate. It's how it uses any money in pursuit of that end that's meaningful.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Do you think the architects will be pragmatic and build a set of public toilets just outside the building?

Do architects do pragmatic design anymore?

 

[maomao]

Do you think the architects will be pragmatic and build a set of public toilets just outside the building?

I don't think they'd see much use.

 

[treelover]

Margaret Thatcher 'gave her approval' to her son Mark's failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/14/thatcher-knew-of-equatorial-giunea-coup-attempt

So much for the 'feeble minded' old woman, to the end.....

 

[treelover]

It is claimed that Thatcher likened the need for radical change in the oil-rich Equatorial Guinea to the way London's Docklands had been redeveloped during the 1980s.
She is also alleged to have encouraged Mann to talk to a group seeking to overthrow the then president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, with the words: "We must always look after our friends, Simon … as I'm sure you know.

good grief...

update, this is according to the yet unpublished memoirs of Simon Mann, may be bollocks..

 

[nino_savatte]

So much for the 'feeble minded' old woman, to the end.....

The "feeble old lady" line is another great example of how myth is created.

Funnily enough, people said the same thing about Rudolf Hess when he was in Spandau. He was still a Nazi.

 

[Pickman's model]

So much for the 'feeble minded' old woman, to the end.....

she probably went 'how nice for you denis, don't forget to take a scarf'

 

[laptop]

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'Sfunny, I scrolled backwards up the page and somewhere about her knees, I thought "Hebden Bridge"

 

[treelover]

"up there with the creationist museum"

on the Us style Thatcher Centre... from CIF

 

[laptop]

Not seen this here:

From the "i'm in love with margaret Thatcher" fb page.we give you "Thatcher youth" #dingdong thanks to @bobawilson

 

[equationgirl]

Avery Hubbard, you're a dickhead

 

[Pickman's model]

Not seen this here:

all of us being the children of baroness thatcher?

reminds me of shub-niggurath, the black goat of the woods with a thousand young

margaret thatcher recently