A reminder, LynnH:

My first contribution to this thread was a perfectly valid point about Thatcher's having received more support than Scargill: to which the charming Mr McCormick saw fit, with no further provocation, to respond

"You can of course ignore the vapid rantings of MTHEGM"

I take it you know the French proverb about the "animal très méchant..."?

    Cet animal est tres méchant;
    Quand on l'attaque il se défend.
       (This animal is very malicious; when attacked it defends itself.)
      

However, I have done with responding to McC, having reached the point, so well summarised by the incomparable Jane Austen, of regarding him as too stupid to "deserve the compliment of rational opposition".

Thank you for your comment nevertheless: it is as well to be warned when one might jut be going a bit OTT.

Regards

~Michael~