Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
Interesting Im reading a book by Maggie Thatcher on her time in office, some interesting misguided views within it, but always good to read why she did what did to destroy so many people.
But one thing was interesting on her comments on people who ran meetings
She referred to them as ' CHAIR'
strange that, I was pulled apart on here for calling someone chair,
Yet many right wing supporters of maggie may like to know there old leader also calls them CHAIR interesting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
nice one keith, a valid point from an old political warhorse.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
Me or Maggie lol
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
Keith - sorry to disappoint you.
Mrs T wrote 2 books, The Downing Street Years (1993) and the Path to Power (1995). I have an original hardback copy of the Downing Street Years in which she characteristically uses proper English and refer to 'chairman' throughout when referring to a person or position ('chair' used correctly only when reference to the abstract is made, ie 'Cecil took the chair' as opposed to 'Cecil, the chairman')
If your edition is using 'chair' then that is the publisher gone all p.c. - not the fault of Mrs T for butchering the language.
She would certainly have used the same language is the Path to Power as well.
A great lady who was right on most of the important issues of the day.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
cecil took more than the chair as sarah keys would aver.
cecil(lord parkinson) extolled victorian values right up to the end, got the serving wench pregnant, then done a runner.
I thought she took his money and ditched him, which is what he deserved of course.
Interesting use of language by Keith too. Projects an image of someone locked in a time-warp fighting old battles. Must be what happened to those who clung to the shirt-tails of Gwyn for too long I reckon.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
beggers the question whens a door not a door,when its a jar of course.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
ps to the above heading,it would turn into a stool.
Thatchers memoirs are interesting, if only in their capacity to reveal by default. Try Denis Healeys memoirs too - grounded and hionest, nice. I can't resist political memoirs - I even have Bill Clintons somewhere here, ditto the BBC correspondents - John Simpson - fascinating for different reasons!!
PS - I have to support BarryW in the Chair business, although why Thatchers proofreaders didn't spot the change in later editions bears examinsation.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
brian
when you say stool, are you referring to the item of furniture or the other kind?
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
Barryw
I wasn't making any important point, just an observation.
SID;
as I have said in many previous postings on many differing subjects there are many subjects that I could be seen to be on the ' right' on others on the 'left'
I'm sure there are issues (apsart from from Dover AFC LOL) we could agree on, maybe not to the full way of doing things, but never the less agreement of need to change.
Certainly I never live in the past, I have no problem being honest(and never hiding behind secret names or pretending i don't support one party or another)
I have, and always will suppoprt the Labour party and have issues with the party but it's the best of a bad buntch.
One day siid we will have to sit down over a beer/cup of tea or whatever a go through items of belief and what we feel good for Dover/country and i'm sure there will be many we will disagree on, but also there will be many we will agree on.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
howard,furniture.the other is what the goverment is churning out.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
BERN
I don't usualy like reading political books, but thought would read what went through maggies mind, when she did all those horrific things.
No surprizes up to now, and can see why her party ganged up on her.
But always interesting to read other points of view
no matter how they may be
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
i read one political autobiography years ago(forget who it was), just full of bile about his former colleagues.
from reading reviews about them and also the bits serialised in the press, it just seems to be people that have a chip on their shoulder for not getting the promotion they thought they deserved.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
There are many misguided thoughts in maggies book, but at least you knew where she was coming from.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
Misguided in your opinion Keith, which is no surprise, I would be disappointed in you if you agreed with her and would wonder what was wrong with her.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
barryw,whats right about her should the question be asked.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
it is generally agreed that mrs thatcher was like marmite in her day, love her or hate her.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
it is generally agreed that mrs thatcher was like marmite in her day, love her or hate her.
