PaddockLad 14591 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 more bollocks from you, what a surprise. The winter of discontent was a couple of months of strikes by the public sector to try and get a few extra quid a week, just happened it was during the coldest winter for decades In order to change things for the good a few bags of rubbish not getting collected for a couple of weeks is fuck all. "But the dead didn't get buried!!!!!".....aye, in London and Liverpool, for about a fortnight. CT only reads headlines, because he can only understand words of no more than two syllables, one sentence at a time . So he knows what the tory press printed, but nothing more. Fallen for the propaganda. We try to tell him but he just won't listen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 "But the dead didn't get buried!!!!!".....aye, in London and Liverpool, for about a fortnight. CT only reads headlines, because he can only understand words of no more than two syllables, one sentence at a time . So he knows what the tory press printed, but nothing more. Fallen for the propaganda. We try to tell him but he just won't listen... It's been a very interesting few days reading the bollocks from the Thatcher supporters, they've been found out big time. There was even a push by some of them on Twitter to get 'I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher' into the charts to cancel out the Ding Dong song, the daft fuckers don't realise that "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher' is a satirical number about wanking over a picture of her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26850 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17784 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Loving the CT meme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14591 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) Interesting and mostly balanced from Mark Steel and Bruce Anderson... http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/mark-steel-and-bruce-anderson-clash-on-thatchers-legacy-where-there-is--discord-could-there-be-harmony-8570460.html Edited April 13, 2013 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38774 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38774 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/margaret-thatcher-tax-snatcher-mystery-1828441 I know, the Mirror, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nephews birthday party tomorrow. Doing the music for it. Basically the top 40. Unlike the BBC I won't censor the chart. Ding Dong is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nephews birthday party tomorrow. Doing the music for it. Basically the top 40. Unlike the BBC I won't censor the chart. Ding Dong is going on. Use it for pass the parcel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38774 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 http://m.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/14/thatcher-ding-dong-bbc-charlie-brooker Git-haired One Direction sex minnow Harry Styles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I think the worst part of all this for me this past week has been the patronising and condescending tone of the press who CANT BELIEVE anyone didn't like her and think anyone who is anti-Thatcher is a pleb. As was pointed out by a media commentator the other day, even at the height of her powers, only a third of the country voted for her. When I went to school, a third was a minority. Although I went to school in the 80s under a Thatcher government so I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 In this episode, the national aspirations of Margaret Thatcher were examined, particularly the way in which she used public sentiment in an attempt to capture the national spirit embodied in the famous speeches and writings of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill. By harking back, or summoning the spirit of Britain's "glorious past" (to fulfil short-term political or national ends), it is revealed that the process invariably backfired in the long run, entrapping the invoker in the societal maladies of the present. The example provided is the wartime levels of patriotism invoked in the Falklands War crisis, in which Thatcher's rugged determination matched national sentiment, only to dissipate a few years later with events such as the British Poll Tax, leading to her resignation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3980 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I think the worst part of all this for me this past week has been the patronising and condescending tone of the press who CANT BELIEVE anyone didn't like her and think anyone who is anti-Thatcher is a pleb. As was pointed out by a media commentator the other day, even at the height of her powers, only a third of the country voted for her. When I went to school, a third was a minority. Although I went to school in the 80s under a Thatcher government so I could be wrong. Theres a thing in the Guardian about the Hitler and the sun resurrecting the term "leftie" as an insult as in "lefties spewing bile" - they really do seem surprised she's hated and have to play the "respect" card as if she was fucking human. Talking of respect - canny rant by Galloway today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 When Ronald Reagan died, the American left did not dare voice criticisms of opposition to his rule and legacy but instead joined in the mourning of one of the most reactionary men ever. This is why American politics has been allowed to move so far to the right. Times like these demand opposition voices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I always find that Americans are always raised with nationalist guilt, in the same way you get Catholic guilt. It's drilled in to them at school to show massive respect to the flag, hand on heart stuff, that I imagine even those who grow up to oppose those in power feel a bit guilty about showing disrespect to the forefathers and all that shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Theres a thing in the Guardian about the Hitler and the sun resurrecting the term "leftie" as an insult as in "lefties spewing bile" - they really do seem surprised she's hated and have to play the "respect" card as if she was fucking human. Talking of respect - canny rant by Galloway today. On a conceptual level it's rather strange how the ideas of 'liberalism' (in favour of liberty, i.e. freedom) and 'socialism' (an ideology that benefits all of society) are seen as evils by the right. Why would any sane and decent person find these ideas troubling? The answer, of course, is that because people are selfish, greedy and unsympathetic to the problems of others. These are very, very broad strokes obviously, and there are few people who are entirely good or entirely bad. But the fact that 'the right' is a prominent and powerful voice which always must be listened to, and depressingly over the last 30 years, adhered to, is a sad reflection of the humanity of this country, and who have we got to thank for that? Maggie fucking Thatcher. Furious about the way the Tories are celebrating Thatcher as if she's a national hero, ignoring the opinions of millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14591 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) I think the worst part of all this for me this past week has been the patronising and condescending tone of the press who CANT BELIEVE anyone didn't like her and think anyone who is anti-Thatcher is a pleb. As was pointed out by a media commentator the other day, even at the height of her powers, only a third of the country voted for her. When I went to school, a third was a minority. Although I went to school in the 80s under a Thatcher government so I could be wrong. great post Theres a thing in the Guardian about the Hitler and the sun resurrecting the term "leftie" as an insult as in "lefties spewing bile" - they really do seem surprised she's hated and have to play the "respect" card as if she was fucking human. Talking of respect - canny rant by Galloway today. ditto On a conceptual level it's rather strange how the ideas of 'liberalism' (in favour of liberty, i.e. freedom) and 'socialism' (an ideology that benefits all of society) are seen as evils by the right. Why would any sane and decent person find these ideas troubling? The answer, of course, is that because people are selfish, greedy and unsympathetic to the problems of others. These are very, very broad strokes obviously, and there are few people who are entirely good or entirely bad. But the fact that 'the right' is a prominent and powerful voice which always must be listened to, and depressingly over the last 30 years, adhered to, is a sad reflection of the humanity of this country, and who have we got to thank for that? Maggie fucking Thatcher. Furious about the way the Tories are celebrating Thatcher as if she's a national hero, ignoring the opinions of millions. and again...this week has made me remember how much people are swayed by propaganda. Nice, decent folk I work with trotting out Sun headlines from 3 decades ago. Edited April 15, 2013 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5917 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 At least it will make good telly on Wednesday. There's going to be hell on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Thatchers funeral 10 million. Latest round of 'unavoidable' cuts to be passed on to arts orgs by Arts Council England 11.6 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Nephews birthday party tomorrow. Doing the music for it. Basically the top 40. Unlike the BBC I won't censor the chart. Ding Dong is going on. It's Chico Time?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 It's Chico Time?? I left them an iPod while I went to the match....but they used some other CDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3980 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Bit eerie this morning walking to work with the blocked off streets. Maybe paranoid but I sensed a sombre mood about so did my best to respond by grinning like an idiot as I went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34492 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Sky have the background on their BARONESS THATCHER FUNERAL caption in black rather than their usual lurid red. What a respectful news channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Turned it off, couldn't bear the pomp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Bit of booing, not seen anyone throwing faeces yet. Amongst the mourners, Clarkson, Tebbit, Cheney, Archer, Kissenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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