Outstanding women,she had more moral courage than anyone in politics since, and more likely anyone in the future.

She was spot on with the miners, who were basically holding the country to ransom. She was right with the Falklands, and in my book she was right to privatise some under performing lazy institutions like the water boards and the rail Company's

Yes the poll tax was unpopular, and the way it was brought upon us was a mistake no argument from me on that.

However I have yet to live under a PM that achieved so much, and left lasting legacies that while not popular at the time have proved to be the right choice.

I find the vitriol aimed at her as some sort of she devil, is almost laughable if it wasn't so disrespectful.

I wonder if the same people will be dancing in the street and foaming at the mouth when the (alleged) War Criminal and all round smarmy bastad His Tony-ness dies. Oh and apart from not being a war criminal, she didn't bankrupt the UK, or sell all our gold on the cheap.

Edited by dannyh (08 Apr 2013 6.56pm)

Who is this 'left' you speak of? Surely not noo labour. They weren't left.

If her funeral was classed as a day off, I bet you'd still take it off though, and correct me if I'm wrong that would make you a hypocrite.

Would it not ?

I don't think there will be another prime minister ever who divides opinion as much as she did.

You only have to look at the debate on here and all over the country really that shows you that the left have to admit she got some things right. And the right have to admit that she got some things wrong.

One thing I did respect her for was once she made up her mind she stuck with it, even though at times she probably knew with hindsight it was wrong. But the public expect strong leaders. This has always been the way over hundreds of years. As prime minister you are paid to make decisions, massive decisions that change peoples lives. You're never gonna keep everyone happy but I would rather someone stay true to there word rather chop and change there mind which shows weakness.

My old man always voted for her. He was a copper and she was a massive supporter of the old bill, promising them a massive pay rise before she came to power and implementing the rise immediately. Although we now know that was all part of a master plan in her quest to take on the unions. She basically guarenteed the votes of every copper in England and Wales and there families and of course they went on to earn a fortune during the miners strikes. My old man was based up in Derby for that. More or less paid half his mortgage off. Not gloating just shows you the two ends of the spectrum on how she affected people. You had working class people on one side losing there jobs, homes etc and working class people on the other side making a fortune.