tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.comments2023-04-03T04:05:11.807+01:00Banti BanterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-77180655314910789842022-05-07T08:50:16.707+01:002022-05-07T08:50:16.707+01:00Good stuff as ever, Banti.
Twitter won't let ...Good stuff as ever, Banti.<br /><br />Twitter won't let me be all I want to be, either - I'm banned for life... again. Batsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-756023018064617282021-09-13T17:45:33.283+01:002021-09-13T17:45:33.283+01:00Banti. No H. :)Banti. No H. :)Khybermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663746240596300374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-35901509907971394282021-09-13T09:43:47.622+01:002021-09-13T09:43:47.622+01:00Brilliant, Bhanti. Just spot onBrilliant, Bhanti. Just spot onBatsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-86561673225759458372020-07-10T06:40:48.332+01:002020-07-10T06:40:48.332+01:00I agree I agree Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371351494909663087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-65179706850778768742019-11-06T15:12:12.602+00:002019-11-06T15:12:12.602+00:00Excellent, well written and thought provoking blog...Excellent, well written and thought provoking blog. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445486532703112127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-20472098609168299422019-11-02T16:21:01.383+00:002019-11-02T16:21:01.383+00:00Correct - freedom of speech is obviously under thr...Correct - freedom of speech is obviously under threat. It's gone from the BBC for a start.Roger Alsopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-27139712490472935232019-04-10T12:15:37.109+01:002019-04-10T12:15:37.109+01:00Simple, clean and informative.... ThanksSimple, clean and informative.... Thanksvishwashttp://bestmoderntoilet.com/best-tankless-toilet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-24805770398191148822019-03-14T11:37:28.783+00:002019-03-14T11:37:28.783+00:00Brilliant, love this. History repeats itself, so t...Brilliant, love this. History repeats itself, so they say.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00230774189395481547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-54560709863045837352013-04-18T11:13:51.969+01:002013-04-18T11:13:51.969+01:00For the BBC and leftist commentators, its almost a...For the BBC and leftist commentators, its almost as if the late 1960s and 70s did not exist.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-24463468713073865822013-04-18T11:10:15.226+01:002013-04-18T11:10:15.226+01:00Listening to the BBC or leftist commentators; its ...Listening to the BBC or leftist commentators; its almost as if the late 60s or 70s did not exist.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-9249944929746901892013-04-16T19:29:14.990+01:002013-04-16T19:29:14.990+01:00Cometh the hour, cometh the Lady.
She really did s...Cometh the hour, cometh the Lady.<br />She really did save Britain.<br /><br />If people really want to hark on negatives, maybe we should try and imagine what would have happened if Labour had won. <br /><br />As her detractors tend to focus exlusively on the flaws, a similar comparison of Labour would have Britain now looking something like Cuba. We'd all have a much lower life expectancy, perhaps that of a miner... but at least the miners would still have a job.<br /><br />Thatchers job in 1979 was to rescue Britain. She did it. End of.<br /><br />Great blog post by the way.Ferreus Domnaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-60545419656854142882013-04-13T17:09:10.073+01:002013-04-13T17:09:10.073+01:00This is exactly as I remembered the 1970s it reall...This is exactly as I remembered the 1970s it really was dire. Thank God we had Maggie Thatcher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-3297628913714356682013-04-13T01:41:43.727+01:002013-04-13T01:41:43.727+01:00Dear nameless, anonymous person,
Right in the beg...Dear nameless, anonymous person,<br /><br />Right in the beginning, I said, " I will not dwell on the negatives - there is no need. We have been subjected to it for long enough and those arguments will continue for decades to come." Perhaps you missed it.<br /><br />As for your points:<br /><br />1. And? <br />2. Inflation was obstinately stuck at 17%t 1979-80. Look it up.<br />3. Much has been said about the hows and whys of the Falklands. Your assertion of Thatcher objecting to the Archbishop of Canterbury praying for the Argentinian dead, and wounded servicemen tucked behind pillars because they didn't look pretty is anecdotal at best.<br />4. There was more to Westland than a speech by the Prime Minister.<br />5. Thatcher did cut funding for universities. She had to.<br />6. Clause 28 was 1987 attitudes. Guess which party just legalised same sex marriages? Things change.<br />7. Given the drop in capital spending by the government, compared to the postwar period, the 1980s WERE a time of unprecedented growth.<br />8. How can you say Thatcher never acknowledged introduction and failure of the poll tax? It bloody ousted her!<br />9. As for the special relationship, I remember it well. The Reagan-Thatcher combine was well known - even in Afghanistan where we looked desperately to them while under Soviet occupation. We hung on every word.<br /><br />This doesn't purport to be a history lesson, nor is it hagiography. It's not even the opposite of the kind of hatred and demonising you peddle.Khybermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663746240596300374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-24037136087899379142013-04-13T01:31:35.301+01:002013-04-13T01:31:35.301+01:00The left had the press at their disposal?? Cobble...The left had the press at their disposal?? Cobblers the press is mainly right wing. FACTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-23613841204422400242013-04-13T01:04:02.264+01:002013-04-13T01:04:02.264+01:00The best you can say about this is that it's e...The best you can say about this is that it's erm 'ruthlessly selective'. No time to rebut the whole thing but erm:<br /><br />1. Thatcherism was always divided between whether it favoured inflation control or property owning democracy. There's often a trade off, which is why the wheels came off in the late 1980s. <br />2. On inflation to say it was 'stuck at' a figure in 1979 is misleading.<br />3. The Falklands was the result of Thatcher's diplomatic cock-up: a set of mistakes the Labour government before her didn't make. Michael Foot - a veteran anti-appeaser - called for their reclaim. The Falklands service was a disgrace with Thatcher obecting to the Archbishop of Canterbury praying for the Argentinian dead, and wounded servicemen tucked behind pillars because they didn't look pretty. <br />4. She lied over Westland to the House of Commons.<br />5. Blair's government differed from the 1979-97 administrations notably in some areas. Take e.g. university funding for one small example. Thatcher ruthlessly cut funding for universities.<br />6. Clause 28 was an utter disgrace - a piece of bigotry.<br />7. Economic growth in the 1980s was no higher than the postwar average and total taxation was no lower.<br />8. Thatcher introduced the poll tax, the most unfair tax in a long while, and never acknowledged this.<br />9. There's a massive over claim for the special relationship in this article which in practice equated to some sharing of intelligence, but was not nearly as important as the author claims.<br /><br />Etc. <br /><br />If you going to write some history, could you try and get some balance, please. This is hagiography at its most tedious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-85715150647108180472013-04-12T22:39:23.085+01:002013-04-12T22:39:23.085+01:00Brilliant piece Banti! Thanks for sharing. Brilliant piece Banti! Thanks for sharing. shilpanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-65097125305987587692013-04-12T22:13:55.445+01:002013-04-12T22:13:55.445+01:00Very well written!!! Very well written!!! Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281120775536269552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-49504862207229119032013-04-12T21:29:47.437+01:002013-04-12T21:29:47.437+01:00A well written piece and its great to finally see ...A well written piece and its great to finally see something decent written about her. Yes as you said not everything about her was perfect, people do make mistakes she was not adverse to making them after all she is human. Some of the stuff written about her has been awful and respect should be shown no matter what side of the fence you sat on. So again I thank you for a well written articleNeil Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991919890373167250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-70190410582003989492013-04-12T21:28:11.098+01:002013-04-12T21:28:11.098+01:00A well written piece and its great to finally see ...A well written piece and its great to finally see something decent written about her. Yes as you said not everything about her was perfect, people do make mistakes she was not adverse to making them after all she is human. Some of the stuff written about her has been awful and respect should be shown no matter what side of the fence you sat on. So again I thank you for a well written articleNeil Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991919890373167250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-55190417554103175292013-04-12T20:41:46.824+01:002013-04-12T20:41:46.824+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.DearDiaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922012028781978292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-81965391041755533522013-04-12T20:25:58.864+01:002013-04-12T20:25:58.864+01:00Agreed. An excellent piece. Thatcher was a philoso...Agreed. An excellent piece. Thatcher was a philosopher-queen, living proof that, contrary to Platonic thought, democracies can reject sophistry and give birth to conviction-politicians - even if she was succeeded by arrogant insubstantial rhetoricians.<br /><br />Bandido FoxBandidofoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613572156767933306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-11216238134278510102013-04-12T19:35:36.822+01:002013-04-12T19:35:36.822+01:00Dear anonymous No.2
Thank you for your post - and...Dear anonymous No.2 <br />Thank you for your post - and coming from someone from the Left, I really appreciate it. I wish you'd have taken a name or identity when posting so I, and others who agree with you, could address you directly.<br /><br />Once again, thank you and I'm glad you agree.Khybermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663746240596300374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-39195040646822939532013-04-12T19:30:44.422+01:002013-04-12T19:30:44.422+01:00Banti ...an excellent piece that will hopefully be...Banti ...an excellent piece that will hopefully be tweeted far and wide. I am no conservative and suffered financial hardship in the early 80s as a result of Tory policies. I always voted labour and took part in many marches. However, hindsight is a wonderful thing. What these screaming socialist wannabes forget, is that before Thatcher, Britain was sinking. She took it by the scruff of the neck and pulled it out of the mire. Yes...many families and communities saw their livelihoods close...but that would have had to happen anyway. Where the Tories failed was to do more for those that suffered real community loss. Your piece hits the nail on the head. She did what was needed at the time. If she hadn't, it is doubtful the young who are currently drinking themselves stupid in celebration, would have had the money to do so. Good job Sir...<br /><br />EqualizerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-32626435310997723922013-04-12T19:22:03.957+01:002013-04-12T19:22:03.957+01:00Of course it's a biased view point, it is some...Of course it's a biased view point, it is someone's personal review of history, it doesn't make it any less valid, and as the writer has then backed up the only actual point that has been questioned, I feel he can feel entitled to his view point! If you have a valid argument, state it, I get the impression the author woild actually appreciate it! Great British Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251981314152961040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596691019080999720.post-71855010573280000392013-04-12T17:42:26.922+01:002013-04-12T17:42:26.922+01:00Drivel indeed! Coming from someone who posts anony...Drivel indeed! Coming from someone who posts anonymously, I really don't give a monkey's. Man up and post as yourself; and proffer a cogent argument.Khybermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663746240596300374noreply@blogger.com