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| Thread ID: 130394 | 2013-04-08 13:33:00 | Margaret Thatcher dies of stroke aged 87 | Iantech (16386) | PC World Chat |
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| 1335942 | 2013-04-08 13:33:00 | Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed that she died this morning . Lord Bell, her spokesman, said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning . A further statement will be made later . " Known as the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher governed Britain from 1979 to 1990 . She will go down in history not only as Britain's first female prime minister, but as the woman who transformed Britain's economy in addition to being a formidable rival on the international stage . Lady Thatcher was the only British prime minister to leave behind a set of ideas about the role of the state which other leaders and nations strove to copy and apply . Had to happen eventually I guess, but thats pretty sad . Best wishes to her family . I wonder if her funeral will be a big event . |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1335943 | 2013-04-08 17:53:00 | Yes that's sad. But she was getting on a bit. I enjoyed the movie I think the west owe her and Ronald Regan a big debt as it was those two that helped bring down communism. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1335944 | 2013-04-08 19:43:00 | Hmm. She was a grand old bird. | Greg (193) | ||
| 1335945 | 2013-04-08 20:02:00 | Opinions on Maggy are not all the same. Mine is that most of what she did in office as P.M. was OTT and I reckon she caused more damage to the UK than Germany did in WW2. Our social and industrial structure has been damaged beyond repair. I admired her for her fortitude but she was misguided and stubborn beyond belief. May she rest in peace. |
blanco (11336) | ||
| 1335946 | 2013-04-08 20:31:00 | At least while in power she didn't forget things, only in later life unlike our excuse for a leader | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1335947 | 2013-04-08 20:49:00 | Don't know much about her, apart from all the comedians of the day always had a go at her. May she R.I.P. | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1335948 | 2013-04-08 21:00:00 | I only heard about her while I was watching a bit of Fred Dag. Best wishes to her family. |
ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1335949 | 2013-04-08 21:03:00 | RIP the iron lady | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1335950 | 2013-04-08 21:10:00 | I think she rusted out... | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1335951 | 2013-04-08 21:15:00 | Here's the Obituary from The Economist . Well worth a read especially for those yet to arrive on the scene . The lady who changed the world ( . economist . com/blogs/blighty/2013/04/margaret-thatcher?fsrc=nlw|newe|4-8-2013|5491313|37782475|AP" target="_blank">www . economist . com) Here's one of her strongest beliefs, a quotation from Abraham Lincoln: “You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong . You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift . You cannot help the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer . ” We owe you for so much . Thank you and RIP . |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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