Baroness Thatcher to spend Christmas in Hospital

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

Unfortunately due to a possible cancerous growth, the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher will be spending this Christmas in hospital. The 'Iron Lady' of the Western World has been in frail health for several years now and has also been suffering from dementia, as explored in the recent film production starring Meryl Streep as the titular character. Is this, sadly, the beginning of the end for one of Britain's most competent post-war former Prime Ministers?


I took this article from the Financial Times.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/025aec2e-4...#ixzz2Fy1ASMim

Margaret Thatcher well after operation
By George Parker

Margaret Thatcher may spend Christmas in hospital after undergoing a minor operation, her friends say. But the former prime minister’s spokeswoman said she was “absolutely fine”.
Lady Thatcher is understood to have had a growth removed from her bladder, prompting David Cameron to wish her “a speedy recovery” in a message on Twitter.

Lord Bell, a friend and former adviser, said: “The operation was a complete success and her condition is satisfactory. She’ll stay in hospital for a few more days and then she’ll go home.
“She’s very tough. The doctors are perfectly happy. They say the operation has been completely satisfactory.”

The health of the Iron Lady has been frail in recent years and was controversially chronicled last year in a feature film of the same name, which dwelled on the former premier’s struggle with dementia.
Lady Thatcher, who was Britain’s first and only female prime minister, was advised by doctors to stop making public speeches after suffering a series of minor strokes in 2002.

She was not well enough to join the Queen for a lunch to celebrate the diamond jubilee earlier this year – an event attended by Mr Cameron and former prime ministers.
However, in October she was well enough to attend a dinner with her son Mark to celebrate her 87th birthday.

Margaret Thatcher served as prime minister from 1979 until 1990 and her legacy continues to inspire many Tory MPs, some of whom want Mr Cameron to pursue a more abrasive rightwing style of Conservatism.

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ITT a guy speculates on the death of an old woman at Christmas.

Stay classy, BB.

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

ITT a guy speculates on the death of an old woman at Christmas.

Stay classy, BB.

I resent you referring to Lady Thatcher as merely an old woman. However, I acknowledge your point that it is hardly a tasteful subject to be discussing at Yuletide, yet it is an interesting one nevertheless.

[removeduser_487563287433]

I resent you referring to Lady Thatcher as merely an old woman.

Oh Christ do you think I ing care?

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

ITT a guy speculates on the death of an old woman at Christmas.

Stay classy, BB.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=580282 Right your thread is better about the birth of Jesus.

and Britain's place as a world power was confirmed.

Where did it all go wrong?

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

Where did it all go wrong?

After 13 years of Labour Governments.

[King Gambrinus]

After 13 years of Labour Governments.

Whose policies were a direct consequence of Thatcherism.

[zzzms]

Isn't she lucky! My neighbour can't get the much needed medical attention she needs due to the kind of budgetry restrictions that this horror of a human being revels in.

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

Isn't she lucky! My neighbour can't get the much needed medical attention she needs due to the kind of budgetry restrictions that this horror of a human being revels in.

Margaret Thatcher did not touch the NHS budget when she was in power. In fact she was stalwart in not cutting any spending in that area at all.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

I actually hope she dies screaming in pain.Hope she gets so sick she cant eat and fades away like a hunger striker......Yeah the ones who died under her rule...She is a she man anyhow...She broke the back of the working British man....Arthur Scargal is waiting for you in hell......

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

I actually hope she dies screaming in pain.Hope she gets so sick she cant eat and fades away like a hunger striker......

It is funny how the Left can never actually argue against Thatcher's policies and are forced to resort to Ad Hominem.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

It is funny how the Left can never actually argue against Thatcher's policies and are forced to resort to Ad Hominem.

I am right wing not lefty.I do not have to argue her policies as you would not listen as you are a fan of hers.But most people actually hate this woman.Do you agree?And why do you think they hate her?

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

I am right wing not lefty.I do not have to argue her policies as you would not listen as you are a fan of hers.But most people actually hate this woman.Do you agree?And why do you think they hate her?

If by 'most people' you mean the ignorant, then the reason they so detest her is due to their reliance on the state. They are the people who believe that if they have a problem, it is the government's problem. Thatcher was the first Prime Minister to finally roll back the ever increasing state and to stamp out its interference. Decades of quasi-socialist policies had left Britain heavily indebted and its economy was on the verge of collapse. Britain had become the 'sick man of Europe'. Thatcher reversed this. Taxes were cut, unnecessary government spending was cut, quangos vanished, the economy grew and Britain's place as a world power was confirmed.

[justicar5]

If by 'most people' you mean the ignorant, then the reason they so detest her is due to their reliance on the state. They are the people who believe that if they have a problem, it is the government's problem. Thatcher was the first Prime Minister to finally roll back the ever increasing state and to stamp out its interference. Decades of quasi-socialist policies had left Britain heavily indebted and its economy was on the verge of collapse. Britain had become the 'sick man of Europe'. Thatcher reversed this. Taxes were cut, unnecessary government spending was cut, quangos vanished, the economy grew and Britain's place as a world power was confirmed.

Police used as political shock troopers, working communities deliberately and maliciously obliterated, whole towns had all the factories destroyed because they hadn't voted for her, private property invaded so police could assault travellers at her orders, protest and strikes met with savagery from her goon squads. She is a vindictive monstrous woman. I hope her death is pain free and soon. I have seen what dementia does and not even she deserves that.

Her 'economic miracle' only benefited very specific people in very limited areas of the country, every where else was ground down to support it.

[zzzms]

She didn't increase NHS spending either, and it was very much needed back then. The reason she didn't touch the NHS budget is because both public and Parliamentary opinion was very much against it. Now, after 30 years of poor education (she cut spending there) people don't know what is going on and are quite happy to believe any propaganda the BBC vomits at them, and 30 years of populating the Lords with those with a vested interest, and our pathetic excuse for politicains (it's a career not a calling now days!). All of which was initiated by 'dear old' Maggie.

[Aymer de Valence]

Oh Christ do you think I ing care?

So why are you viewing this thread!?



Get well soon Maggie, Britain longs for another lioness/lion such as yourself to steer us forward!

[removeduser_487563287433]

So why are you viewing this thread!?

I don't care about him being offended.

[♖The Balkan Sobranie♖]

I don't care about him being offended.

And I think the better of you for it.

[General Brittanicus]

Everybody should remember how Britain was rapidly falling behind before Margaret Thatcher. It's thanks to her if you are not joining the PIGS now.

Your being a bit overly generous there. If things had continued as before, it would have been the PIGS who would have been joining Britain.

How is she not dead already? Satan's magic must be strong indeed to keep such a thing "alive".

Yeh! I also wish we could go back to the days of near runaway inflation, crumbling industry, crippling strikes from trade unions, power cuts, IMF loans to stop our currency falling apart and reclaiming our title as 'the sick man of europe', but alas i think Thatcher has ended those dreams for a while - damn that evil woman!

[Basil II the B.S]

Your being a bit overly generous there. If things had continued as before, it would have been the PIGS who would have been joining Britain.

Most probably.