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Thread #68006   Message #1141084
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
19-Mar-04 - 01:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: St. George's day
Subject: RE: BS: St. George's day
The day Thatcher fell, now that was one day when there was singing in the streets and general celebration. A bit like VE Day.

23rd November 1990. Three days early, but even so it felt like as good a birthday present as I've ever had. For days after I'd be going along and I'd wonder "Why am I feeling so happy" - and then I'd remember why.

I always remember Ted Heath's comment, when he said that he understood how it really must have hurt her. And then he said "Not enough...

Here's a Steve Bell cartoon he did for the 10th anniversary