Breaking news: Margaret Thatcher has died

[Richard Hakluyt]

 

[CountDeMoney]

I can't think of any other Western leader who described a large chunk of their country as 'the enemy within'.

Obama.

I would have gone with the Clintons and their VRWC myself.

Really?  I'd have picked the Nixon White House.  Figured that one was a lock.

With Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney a notable 2nd place.

[derspiess]

Oh, joy.  My Argie FB friends have discovered my "RIP" post

Somebody is getting a strap on surprise tonight.

The wife doesn't give a shit about the Falklands anymore.  My sister in law, however, apparently "doesn't care if she rests in peace, the old witch".  Or at least that's what the post said before I deleted it.

[CountDeMoney]

Oh, joy.  My Argie FB friends have discovered my "RIP" post

[CountDeMoney]

The wife doesn't give a shit about the Falklands anymore. 

SON OF A

[Ed Anger]

Oh, joy.  My Argie FB friends have discovered my "RIP" post

Somebody is getting a strap on surprise tonight.

The wife doesn't give a shit about the Falklands anymore.  My sister in law, however, apparently "doesn't care if she rests in peace, the old witch".  Or at least that's what the post said before I deleted it.

Post a pic of the torpedoed General Belgrano on her FB page.

[Habbaku]

[Richard Hakluyt]

Oh, joy.  My Argie FB friends have discovered my "RIP" post

Somebody is getting a strap on surprise tonight.

The wife doesn't give a shit about the Falklands anymore.  My sister in law, however, apparently "doesn't care if she rests in peace, the old witch".  Or at least that's what the post said before I deleted it.

You know, I don't give a shit about the Falklands either..............but when some bastard invades your sovereign territory you are obliged to kick him off it.

[derspiess]

You know, I don't give a shit about the Falklands either..............but when some bastard invades your sovereign territory you are obliged to kick him off it.

Yeah, they aren't quite as able to let things go.  It's weird, amusing, and pathetic at the same time.

[Warspite]

My bus home was diverted because there's a street party in Brixton celebrating her death. ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS

[mongers]

My bus home was diverted because there's a street party in Brixton celebrating her death. ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS

It's the facebook generation, most of them will have no idea of her politics or legacy and how divisive she was, they'll only be there because its a cool think to do, cos others on social media are trending this happening event, etc.   

[Agelastus]

My bus home was diverted because there's a street party in Brixton celebrating her death. ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS

While not entirely surprising, that's still a disgrace.

And from my somewhat old-fashioned perspective, very un-British.

I wonder if "I'm-not-quite-so-red-as-I-was-Ken" is going to show up...

(Yes, I've been inspired by the relatively restrained reactions on the forums I frequent to actually dare to trawl through Yahoo for the news stories and some of the comments...and I've just read Ken's "everything wrong today is her fault" bit.)

[Sheilbh]

My bus home was diverted because there's a street party in Brixton celebrating her death. ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS

Yep. They got into the Ritzy:


There was a few hundred in Liverpool too. Apparently the Echo isn't mentioning Thatcher at all tomorrow.

[CountDeMoney]

Wow.  Even the goofballs whose lives were defined by him didn't act that way when Nixon died.  And only the goofiest Hansmeister fucks would do that with Jimmy Carter or Obama.

Stay classy, England.

[The Larch]

Wow.  Even the goofballs whose lives were defined by him didn't act that way when Nixon died.  And only the goofiest Hansmeister fucks would do that with Jimmy Carter or Obama.

Stay classy, England.

Are you really surprised? It has been pretty well established over the years that a significative amount of people in Britain truly despised her, even decades after her governments. You can't honestly say that you didn't expect it.