For those who don't like Mrs Thatcher

[4GS]

Up yours:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=557696&in_pa ge_id=1770

lol

[legend006]

Latest poll out says people believe elkvis is still alive and the world is ruled by aliens

[Tichfield]

And Gordon Brown on only 5 per cent!

LOL

[sp1814]

Wow!

Only 7% ahead of Tony Blair???

Not what you'd expect eh?

[Gromit]

Indeed, interesting reading...

"...many were critical of some of her other decision-making. According to 45 per cent of those questioned, her greatest failure was her introduction of the Poll Tax in 1990.

It led to mass rioting and speeded up her departure from office.

Lady Thatcher, 82, has been voted UK's greatest leader despite being portrayed as a controversial and divisive figure across many parts of the country.

Many questioned in the survey blamed her for failing to tackle mass unemployment in the mid-eighties and the restructuring of Britain's industries.

Nearly one third of all voters (32 per cent) felt that she had presided over an era of 'greed' and undermined a sense of public service."

Strange how times change. Harriet Harman was rightly pilloried for wearing a stab proof vest last week, but Mrs T in a armour plated tank was the height of good PR then. (see link below).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml =/news/2008/04/07/nthatcher107.xml

[anotheoldgit]

Poor analogy Gromit, The difference there being Mrs Thatcher was not riding the tank down a street in Finchley.

[Gromit]

AOG

I wasn't going to mention her stint as litter warden in Finchley Park picking up the mess that her party officials had strewn about the place.

[anotheoldgit]

That was our Maggi no job deemed beneath her.

[Chillum]

"Up yours:"........spoken like a true Thatcherite.

[Kromovaracun]

Really, it was no different from any other PR stuff politicians do all the time.

Like sp, I am surprised that she's only 7 points on Blair. And even more surprised that Cameron got 8% (but there again I'd be surprised if Cameron got anything from 2% upward...)

[Whickerman]

a survey on Ireland's Today FM this evening showed a 90% support for Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary to be the next Prime Minister here.

Just goes to show - surveys can be really rubbish.

[tigerlily11]

2062 people. hardly a majority.

[tigerlily11]

Very true. That could be all it takes to end up with a fate worse than the current goverment.

[chairobyx16]

In papers today social worker killed visiting mentaly ill persons home .Prisons ,hospitals and night shelters etc loaded with patient s released into "care in the community" by said hon Lady,