Most people in Britain have no absolutely no idea why they’re supposed to hate Thatcher. You ask them, and they respond, “well… she, closed the mines didn’t she!”. Just like Lord Conrad said, she worked to “desocialise” the country. it was during the time that the Soviet Union was clearly proving itself suboptimal, and to the extent that we had leaned in that direction in certain aspects, we had to correct.
It's wasn't that she closed down the mines. It was the mass unemployment she created. She destroyed Britain's manufacturing industry. She also raised VAT 8 to 15%. But her biggest blunder was the poll tax which hit the poorest people hardest. Also the way she conducted herself with the hunger strikes in Ireland was terrible.
There’s no how you’re sane and realistically minded and watch Margaret Thatcher speak in the British House and not feel invigorated by her charisma and the amount of sense that she makes...Much less her sensible distaste of socialism. What a great woman.
Lets face it, after ww2 Briton was nothing, just a tiny island, but you'd see Reagan and Gorby walking around with Thatcher between them, as if we were a third super power - HOW did she manage that?
... I think your guest gave us a good tip from the French and Italians : ignore the government if you can get away with it.... We need much much more of this in the USA.... down with regimentation. Down with authoritarianism... up with common decency and rationality.... decriminalize plant medicines. Decriminalize nature.... be nice to each other.
Interesting to hear this as a Brit. All my family and work colleagues have always been anti Thatcher, which has always confused me since she was elected over and over.
I wish NATO had a Thatcher in its ranks. She was infinitely pragmatic and where she led people would follow. In her first two terms she had a great sense of public opinion. In her third term I think people just got bored. With Brexit she had the last laugh. I often wonder how she would of voted.
People who either aren’t from Britain or didn’t live in a city/town affected by her have no right to say how great she was. She literally called for a “managed decline” of Liverpool, and absolutely ripped the nation apart of all of its compassion and community. Rest in hell, Maggie.
Most people in Britain have no absolutely no idea why they’re supposed to hate Thatcher. You ask them, and they respond, “well… she, closed the mines didn’t she!”. Just like Lord Conrad said, she worked to “desocialise” the country. it was during the time that the Soviet Union was clearly proving itself suboptimal, and to the extent that we had leaned in that direction in certain aspects, we had to correct.
It's wasn't that she closed down the mines. It was the mass unemployment she created. She destroyed Britain's manufacturing industry. She also raised VAT 8 to 15%. But her biggest blunder was the poll tax which hit the poorest people hardest. Also the way she conducted herself with the hunger strikes in Ireland was terrible.
@@HighlanderOne she done so temporarily, economically she was a great success despite the early damage from the rapid embrace of free markets
@Mickey Last Politician that put their country first!? HOW INSIDIOUS!
Awesome ❤
There’s no how you’re sane and realistically minded and watch Margaret Thatcher speak in the British House and not feel invigorated by her charisma and the amount of sense that she makes...Much less her sensible distaste of socialism. What a great woman.
She was my hero. I grew up in the mess of the 60s. She transformed the nation.
She was and is very controversial, many aspects of her are wrong and many are right. Without a doubt she is a remarkable person.
Lets face it, after ww2 Briton was nothing, just a tiny island, but you'd see Reagan and Gorby walking around with Thatcher between them, as if we were a third super power - HOW did she manage that?
... I think your guest gave us a good tip from the French and Italians : ignore the government if you can get away with it.... We need much much more of this in the USA.... down with regimentation. Down with authoritarianism... up with common decency and rationality.... decriminalize plant medicines. Decriminalize nature.... be nice to each other.
Interesting to hear this as a Brit. All my family and work colleagues have always been anti Thatcher, which has always confused me since she was elected over and over.
Wow reagan thatcher equal to winston churchill people who come once every 200 to 400 yrs. Conrad thxyou
God bless Maggie Thatcher, our Iron Lady
Tied with Clement Attlee as the greatest prime minister in British history.
Far superior to Churchill
Thank you for your videos :)
I wish NATO had a Thatcher in its ranks. She was infinitely pragmatic and where she led people would follow. In her first two terms she had a great sense of public opinion. In her third term I think people just got bored. With Brexit she had the last laugh. I often wonder how she would of voted.
This guy takes so long to answer a question lol
People who either aren’t from Britain or didn’t live in a city/town affected by her have no right to say how great she was. She literally called for a “managed decline” of Liverpool, and absolutely ripped the nation apart of all of its compassion and community. Rest in hell, Maggie.