Well that's the first time I've agreed with Oldgit I for one will mourn her loss, a great leader and a great Briton, a prime minister that restored pride and power to this country after years of ruination from that commie bastard Wilson. Beat the unions, beat Galtieri, brought down on Europe but proved right in the end, that's plain to see. The mines and manufacturing were already doomed before she came to power, who honestly thinks the mines would still be operating now?Rest in peace Iron Lady, wish you could save the country again.
my understanding of the definition of a great leader is their ability to unite and lead, she just divided, as seen by this thread and many other things going on at the moment
Quote from: Razgruff on 10 April 2013, 04:04:12 pmmy understanding of the definition of a great leader is their ability to unite and lead, she just divided, as seen by this thread and many other things going on at the momentPersonally, my definition of a great leader is one who isn't afraid to make the difficult decisions, even if it sets many against them!Uniting and leading sounds to me what some kind of communist type dictator would want!
Blythe said her dislike for the former prime minister came from being told she might never find work on leaving school in 1984.
Love or hatred of Thatcher appears to follow the North/South divide pretty well....I'm 19, I'm not going to pretend I understand the suffering many families went through at the hands of her policies. But I'll say this: what about those who would have suffered without them? Had the miners got their way, the economy would have collapsed overnight, and the country would have been deeper in the shit that it was. Thatcher was no saint, but neither were the Union leaders. Quote from: Daily TelegraphBlythe said her dislike for the former prime minister came from being told she might never find work on leaving school in 1984. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9984646/Woman-behind-street-parties-to-celebrate-death-of-Margaret-Thatcher-named.htmlHell, my generation has been completely fucked over by the current shower of politicians. I, and many of my friends will leave University with nigh-on useless degrees, be unable to get jobs, and hardly able to support ourselves on the pittance they call the dole. All you who curse Thatcher's name, you're old enough to be past the misery that awaits me, and you should count your lucky stars for that!!If I am to behave like this Romany Blythe character, the list is long for people for me to despise and hate. Blair, Brown, Cameron, Clegg, Merkel, Van Rompuy... the list goes on and on. But frankly, that takes up too much time, and I'll have to do the best with what I get anyway. You chaps did, you're able to look back on it now. I have it all to look forward to.So yeah. Count your lucky stars, and spare a though for the poor bastards like me.
Do you also wank at the alter of the bankers?
Quote from: JoeRock on 10 April 2013, 04:25:57 pmQuote from: Razgruff on 10 April 2013, 04:04:12 pmmy understanding of the definition of a great leader is their ability to unite and lead, she just divided, as seen by this thread and many other things going on at the momentPersonally, my definition of a great leader is one who isn't afraid to make the difficult decisions, even if it sets many against them!Uniting and leading sounds to me what some kind of communist type dictator would want!Communist type dictators. Let me think. They would the large corporations and the bankers, threatening to throw their toys out of the pram if they can't get their own way and pocket enough of our money.
Her fucking funeral is going to cost £10 million
However, an extremely large reason the financial crisis took place was because people that couldn't afford mortgages took them out. You can argue it was the fault of the banks by offering them, but as far as I'm concerned people should be able to know what they can and can't afford.Christo, just out of interest, what are you studying? I'm just about to finish my current degree and move onto an MSc course in Finance next year.
Christo, just out of interest, what are you studying? I'm just about to finish my current degree and move onto an MSc course in Finance next year.
I'm doing Aero Engineering, but try to keep up to date on current affairs, etc. At one point, I was debating whether I should be an engineer or a barrister, and the engineering won.
Quote from: Streetbudgie on 10 April 2013, 08:32:45 pmHer fucking funeral is going to cost £10 millionIt sounds like money well spent if you ask me. She was an icon of our times and widely respected throughout the world. What would it look like if we just slung her in a hole and chucked shit on it?/troll
Just remember that no generation deserves a shit patch as you put it.
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Let's hope science and engineering regains its importance politically and economically to provide good R&D funding and lots of innovation. Trouble is, that requires politicians from a wide range of backgrounds and real jobs.PS I mean real innovation, not "innovation" with fantasy fairy money in the financial "industry".
Well thats a good choice, and one that somehow fits with the topic. Who knows it may even get you or someone to mars. Lets hope you don't make the fly a drifter tho. For that they'd need the heart of a lion, or maybe a ripple in space time to become a sci fi hero. Like a galaxy far, far away. Or maybe you'll stick to more domestic things like this double decker airbus. Bit tougher to engineer than a dairy milk float I reckon but either way, if yer good there's a chance you could make a mint. Or cause a ruffle.
Personally, the minute I have my degree, I intend to high-tail it across the Atlantic, and get work in an American firm. To quote Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits:"I used to like to go to work but they shut it down I got a right to go to work but there's no work here to be found " ~ Telegraph Roadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3btVhwr48
Quote from: ChristoT on 11 April 2013, 10:18:31 amPersonally, the minute I have my degree, I intend to high-tail it across the Atlantic, and get work in an American firm. To quote Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits:"I used to like to go to work but they shut it down I got a right to go to work but there's no work here to be found " ~ Telegraph Roadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3btVhwr48You were doing so well until you informed us you'd use the resources of this country to enable you to fuck off elsewhere.
Quote from: peterjca on 11 April 2013, 11:24:35 amQuote from: ChristoT on 11 April 2013, 10:18:31 amPersonally, the minute I have my degree, I intend to high-tail it across the Atlantic, and get work in an American firm. To quote Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits:"I used to like to go to work but they shut it down I got a right to go to work but there's no work here to be found " ~ Telegraph Roadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3btVhwr48You were doing so well until you informed us you'd use the resources of this country to enable you to fuck off elsewhere.Hey, I'm paying for my education sans loan, I am doing nothing but putting IN to the system.And where do you want me to work? My previous point shows there's fuck-all here. If there were a decent aero company in the UK, I'd take that as a priority. As it is, I have a job lined up with a small company working on specialist tech. As it is, the company may be basing itself in the UK for its manufacturing due to over-stringent US regulations.If there's no market, there's no work. I'd rather, ahem, "fuck off elsewhere" to work than stay here, go on the dole, and be nothing but a drain on the country's already shaky economy.
Her fucking funeral is going to cost £10 million, source http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/taxpayers-can-well-afford-to-contribute-to--estimated-10m-cost-of-baroness-thatchers-funeral-says-william-hague-8567102.htmlI am fucking apoplectic with rage at this disgusting waste of mine and every other taxpayers hard earned money when the family are not short of a few quid.Get the fuck ugly fat daughter and the useless twat of a son (presuming he's not lost in Milton Keynes or somewhere) to dig a hole and sling the old bag in it followed by some shite and gravel.
Quote from: Streetbudgie on 10 April 2013, 08:32:45 pmHer fucking funeral is going to cost £10 million, source http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/taxpayers-can-well-afford-to-contribute-to--estimated-10m-cost-of-baroness-thatchers-funeral-says-william-hague-8567102.htmlI am fucking apoplectic with rage at this disgusting waste of mine and every other taxpayers hard earned money when the family are not short of a few quid.Get the fuck ugly fat daughter and the useless twat of a son (presuming he's not lost in Milton Keynes or somewhere) to dig a hole and sling the old bag in it followed by some shite and gravel.Good afternoon young man some very strong views there, I've read yours now read mine.Firstly stop taking the piss out of Milton Keynes, have you ever been there??????? Secondly how about showing a bit of respect for the deceased. Thirdly are you aware that she negotiated billions in refunds from the EU for our country during her office, so a small price to pay I say!
Oh yeah and my pensions fucked beacuse of the bitch and I've got to pay for her funeral and be happy about it? I'd offer to buy a gallon of petrol to chuck over her but I can't afford it.