A question for non British people
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I googled her just now and I have some bad impressions of her because of the deregulation she did, but some people on this thread think that she was either bad or decent, so I have to say no opinion.
in all truth the Falklands war to both sides was an easy way to calm political discord, for the British and the ArgentiniansDaystar Clarion said:
PS dosent mater who started it, it would have happened sooner or later
I'm citing knowledge gained from reading two books on the subject, watching a documentary written by Andrew Marr, and having a father who lived through the war who also has extensive qualifications in modern British history.Daystar Clarion said:
You're citing from Wikipedia.
where you from could help make an apt comparison although the easy ones are she-devil Beelzebub cruela devil and the worst way to spend a vote.brodie21 said:
That was Frankie Boyle, I do believe. He also said that they could just save money on the state funeral by giving each scottish person a spade and they'll dig her a grave so deep they can hand her over to the devil themselves.revolutionaification said:
English: Well I suppose you can say she and Mr. Blair both got things done. They were just the wrong things.
And yes the film does portray her in a positive/sympathetic light.
On an interesting note, be aware that workers still have very little legal protection. Even now in the UK we have no right to strike in national law, only immunity from legal action if the strike is approved by a union that the employer recognises and which has jumped through a dozen difficult procedural hoops.
E.g. you must inform the employer of the result of your ballot immediately ("as soon as reasonably possible"), and will fail if the vote takes place on Friday and you tell them on Monday morning (as in a famous case that happened). Labour law always gives you plenty to get worked up about.
And yes the film does portray her in a positive/sympathetic light.
On an interesting note, be aware that workers still have very little legal protection. Even now in the UK we have no right to strike in national law, only immunity from legal action if the strike is approved by a union that the employer recognises and which has jumped through a dozen difficult procedural hoops.
E.g. you must inform the employer of the result of your ballot immediately ("as soon as reasonably possible"), and will fail if the vote takes place on Friday and you tell them on Monday morning (as in a famous case that happened). Labour law always gives you plenty to get worked up about.
Your avatar is stupid.norwegian-guy said:
And now to add value to this post other than an unfunny joke:
I'm actually rather shocked about the number of people here who don't know much or anything about her.
I may be from the nation she somehow clawed her way to the top of, but I was under the impression that she was a little better known than this globally,
Of course we here in NL know Tatcher.
She was truely Iron, and that made my massive worries about Russia nuking the crap out of me a little less.
I don't actually remember the whole armed conflict, but I know of the Falklands...
Can't really say anything about it, tho.
She was truely Iron, and that made my massive worries about Russia nuking the crap out of me a little less.
I don't actually remember the whole armed conflict, but I know of the Falklands...
Can't really say anything about it, tho.
Speaking of the Falklands war, I always thought the conflict was interesting for one reason: The Argentine air force had exocet missiles that could really mess up a ship if it hit, but it had to be fired from within line of sight as opposed to over the horizon, and since the Argentines needed to avoid British radar before launching, they'd have to fly very close to the water before they launch, taking the British by surprise. HOWEVER, the Brits would then send Harrier jets back at the Argentines, which, being subsonic, the Argentines could outrun if they used their afterburners. The problem being, the British ships were parked so far off shore that if the Argentines used their afterburners, they wouldn't have enough fuel to make it home.
Moral of the story: The British could have absolutely trounced the Argentine air force if they'd just had two or three AWAKS to watch for the Argentine jets before they got within line of sight of a Royal Navy ship. The Argentine air force could have absolutely trounced the Royal Navy if they'd just had two or three mid-air refueling planes to get their jets home after running away.
Moral of the story: The British could have absolutely trounced the Argentine air force if they'd just had two or three AWAKS to watch for the Argentine jets before they got within line of sight of a Royal Navy ship. The Argentine air force could have absolutely trounced the Royal Navy if they'd just had two or three mid-air refueling planes to get their jets home after running away.
what not even in churchbalanovich said:
(for the slower of you this is a joke I am not a Christian)
you are obviously new, so let me be nice, "where you are from could help make an apt comparison, although the easy ones are she-devil, Beelzebub, Cruella Deville, and the worst way to spend a vote." corrections are in bold. please try to use correct grammar.FurKlarheitIchRant said:
anyway, i am from America. but you dont need to know that because comparisons dont need to be made, just tell me what she did and why she is hated.