RIP Maggie Thatcher. National Iconic Leader

[Kimmie]

I had a brilliant conversation about all this with my Grandparents the other day, both Working Class Londoners who are by no means well off, but made do...my Grandad worked all his life in a foundry in Acton/Shepherds Bush (which incidentally closed 3 years after he retired).

The mines were going to close anyway, whether it was Thatcher or another Prime Minister. The money just wasn't there, and it actually ended up costing more to run them and keep people working than they made from the coal. When you look at it like that, yes there were people put out of work but what government in their right mind would keep the mines open when it loses them money? If it was left until John Major came into power and he had to close the mines, would everyone have reacted the same? I do agree however that they should have invested in alternative power such as nuclear at the time...

Regardless of her policies and who she pissed off, as has been said before she is still someones mother, and holding parties is just totally f*cked up. She was, at the end of the day a strong politician who saw her policies through, faced up to terrorists and turned the country around.