Thatcher Continues To Divide.

[diddlydo]

Disgraceful that this sum of money should be spent on unveiling her statue in the midst of a pandemic and economic crisis.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/02/mini-brexit-margaret-thatchers-statue-divides-her-hometown

[emmie]

sorry i see Naomi post now, a Conservative led authority.

[Ken4155]

^
Is that a trick question, Emmie?!

[emmie]

what Ken,

[emmie]

I wondered if they were a Labour led council, seems not

[emmie]

no matter - its going to take a lot of flak, and i guess some of the money is going to be for the police who will have to stop the egg throwers, possible rioters from tearing it down

[Ken4155]

Police presence may thwart the egg-throwers on the day. What about afterwards? Wonder if the 100K is for 24/7 security of the statue? :-/

[emmie]

don't honestly know. It does seem like a lot of money but perhaps someone can come up with a breakdown of why it would be 100k

[Bobbisox1]

Aww c'mon Blue Lives Matter :0)
It won't impact on me what happens down there in Grantham so why would it bother someone living in Oxford?

[emmie]

because some don't care for Mrs T no matter where they live.

[diddlydo]

I object to a statue of someone who so divided this country.

[naomi24]

But some think she was the best thing since sliced bread, diddly. Your opinion doesn't take precedence ... or does it?

[Bobbisox1]

I'll be honest Emmie, MT is loathed in these parts and always will be because of what she did to the mining community up here, I am no fan of hers either and always voted Labour ,that's till they moved far too far to the left then I voted Lib-dem who ended up like a damp squib anyways ,so I now I've lately voted Conservative and I've no regrets thus far

[emmie]

Wasn;t she elected three times?

[emmie]

if some look at the history of the coal industry Labour were shutting mines long before Mrs T came along

[emmie]

personally i think Blair did a lot of damage and he was a Labour man

[emmie]

don't they have Labour politicians statues in Oxford.

[douglas9401]

Save me reading the article. Does the amount include making the statue?

[Bobbisox1]

Blair was and is a liar, his Father was a true blue and he came in with 'new Labour' which was more Tory than Tory , I loathe him more than anyone that's been a PM

[emmie]

he was a Labour politican bobbi, he worked for, got elected to Labour, not the Tory party

[ToraToraTora]

bobbi: "MT is loathed in these parts and always will be because of what she did to the mining community up here," - most pits were closed by Labour.