The real issue is not what Maggie Thatcher was or did; she was at least true to her beliefs.

The tragedy is that, recently, the left could not find a decent leader who was true to our principles.

The closest we came was John Smith and even he was never really tested. The others have all sold out for power and personal wealth.

We should criticise ourselves rather than wasting such base, vicious emotion on another human being. Hate lessens us more than it harms the recipient.