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Well thanks guys !
Some of those events did of course take place, but the interpretation of the consequences are determined which side of the political fence you are on.
As I stated, I don't have the figures to throw about, but I have looked on many web-sites since that posting and read many arguments for and against her and I could list 20, 30 or 100 reasons why Maggie was good for Britain, as Marek has for why she was bad.
I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I was born in a Council house (in St.Albans), the fifth of six children. My Dad was a postman (previously a coal-miner in Lancashire - Wigan) and my Mum had to take in washing to help pay the bills; I don't come from a privileged background, I'm as working class as they come.
I didn't go to a grammar school (I wasn't allowed to take the 11-plus because, I was told, my Dad was just a postman and there were six kids); I went to a Secondary Modern - the precursor to Comprehensives.
I don't like laziness; I don't like people who don't want to work; I believe a good education is the key to freedom (to live the life you deserve). I believe there are those who are born to lead and those who are born to follow, but I also believe we should give them the opportunity to become Leaders.
I also believe there are vulnerable people in society who need help, who are not able to live a full life on there own. We must always care for the weak and inadequate, but we must also encourage those who want to get on; encourage them to live a life less ordinary - there is too much ordinariness in too many people's lives.
Whether you support Maggie Thatcher or not determines where you are in life; I am comfortable where I am (not financially I'd like to add).
Roger