Margaret Thatcher love or loath
13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013
Today the Iron Lady pasted away.
Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister in Britain 1979 – 1990.
More importantly the first Female Prime Minister.
She started her political career as a MP (member of Parliament) in Finchley 1959.
She then was appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science by Edward Heath in 1970. Becoming the Leader of the Opposition in 1975 and finally Prime Minister in 1979.
Margaret Thatcher in the 1980′s
As a Female growing up in Britain I found her inspiring, she showed young women that we could be in charge. In charge not only of our own lives but look she was running a country. She taught us to believe in ourselves and that we could achieve anything.
It is unimaginable to think what hurdles Maggie over came to get where she wanted, in a very male dominated World, in a very male dominated business. My view is that politics is business.
Margaret Thatcher was a trail blazer, a real champion of women and I thank her for that. I am sure that without her leadership I would not be the woman I am today.
Yes, she made some very difficult decisions but she had to, the country was a mess before she took over, with the three day week for example.
Margaret Thatcher had balls, when the people of the Falkland Islands said they wanted to stay British, she went to war for them. I hate war and would rather we lived in a World without it, however she fought for what she believed in and the people that she rightly felt where British.
People never like tax any tax is bad and yes the council tax wasn’t her finest hour, with regard to popular opinion, however I truly believe that she followed her heart and was trying to put the Great back into Great Britain.
She had been ill since 2012 when she had an operation to remove a growth from her bladder and pasted away this morning at 12.52 in The Ritz Hotel, London from a stroke.
There will be NO state Funeral but a service in St Paul’s Cathedral. My personal view is that she should be given a state Funeral, for heavens sake she was the first female Prime Minister and the longest serving Prime Minister, does that not warrant a state funeral.
I don’t think is it is important if you agreed with her politics or not. The things I have read on Face book this afternoon is just shocking, people having no respect for the bereaved and in turn themselves. No matter how someone was or what age they were, when someone passes it is hard for the family and people who can not respect that, in my view have no respect for themselves. Think about how you would feel if someone on the day of your Mothers death plastered all over the Internet ‘Ding Dong the witch is dead’. Really is disgraceful look at yourself in the mirror and ask how you would feel if that was about your Mother !
My heart goes out to her children Mark and Carol at this sad time. For family and friends no matter how old or how ill someone is, the pain is the same and I for one send you my sympathizes.