"Julian Fowler" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:17:54 +0000, "Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)"
wrote:

In article , Huge
wrote:

Oh, yes. There's a perception problem in this country caused by a
general move to the left. New Labour are still a socialist organisation
- they are utterly convinced they can run your life better than you
can, and in particular that they can spend your money better than you
can. And anyone who dares suggest otherwise is immediately castigated
as an "extreme right winger" or "Thatcherite".

Which is a badge some of us would wear with pride, bearing in mind what
the
pseudo-commies get up to. I'm old enough to remember the last time this
shower got in and the utter devastation they caused.

Presumably, then, you regard:

- the poll tax
- the Miners' strike
- the police being used as the paramilitary wing of a political party
- taking the country to war over a few sheep
- the wilful destruction of manufacturing industry
- the wilful destruction of the communities supported by manufacturing
industry
- selling off national assets at bargain basement prices

as *positive* aspects of the Thatcher years???

I honestly can't think of any good that came out of Thatcher. There was a
hell of a lot of bad though. Sad days, very sad days.