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Thread #69811   Message #1188326
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
19-May-04 - 05:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: What qualities in Thatcher do you admire
Subject: RE: BS: What qualities in Thatcher do you admire
She brought the song 'Maggie May' to life...

That dirty Maggie May, they have taken her away
and she'll never walk down - ing street any more
:-)

Strange as it may sound I am of the firm opinion that it was the 'stand on your own feet' selfish attitude that spawned the yuppie generation and is responsible for a lot of the selfishness we are seeing today. Couldn't stand the woman and we are still suffering from the effects of her dogma today.

Yet, to answer the question, she did do away with the 'super' authorities (Greater London, Greater Manchester, Merseyside etc). In my opinion a good