tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2705428931015943987..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The Passing of Baroness Thatcher - Celia ReesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-35622647441161677192013-04-18T20:44:14.515+01:002013-04-18T20:44:14.515+01:00Actually, Nick, as a former opponent, I do recogni...Actually, Nick, as a former opponent, I do recognise her as a great person. That's not to say I agrre with everything she did, but I do acknowledge that ther were some issues on which she was right and I was wrong. I don't say that about many people.Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56599515571676667792013-04-18T13:07:47.494+01:002013-04-18T13:07:47.494+01:00What is less noticeable, perhaps will be the vital...What is less noticeable, perhaps will be the vital things we won't be able to pay for because of this show - a few operations for people in pain - some teachers salaries, some libraries - and that is also part of history. Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2252402352332430542013-04-18T11:15:55.322+01:002013-04-18T11:15:55.322+01:00Hi Nick, I was merely observing the funerals, the ...Hi Nick, I was merely observing the funerals, the differences and similarities. I deliberately made no overt judgements as to the personal or political merits of the deceased. Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57395844611310017532013-04-18T10:27:32.364+01:002013-04-18T10:27:32.364+01:00Celia,
You evaded the key difference. Winston Chu...Celia,<br /><br />You evaded the key difference. Winston Churchill was acknowledged as a great man by his opponents, Thatcher wasn't.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202925446720586700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67245496518803240922013-04-18T10:16:42.098+01:002013-04-18T10:16:42.098+01:00I did enjoy this piece. Watched the funeral myself...I did enjoy this piece. Watched the funeral myself with my elderly mother who has memory loss. All the way through she was asking why and I was explaining that Mrs T was our first woman prime minister. No, Jul dear, Mum responded every time. We've had one of those already. Now, what was her name ...?julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60427010806081807442013-04-18T09:29:50.232+01:002013-04-18T09:29:50.232+01:00How interesting, to use the funeral as a means of ...How interesting, to use the funeral as a means of reflecting on how life has changed since Churchill's funeral! Incidentally, about the clapping; I remember feeling it was a very sad thing, as well as being a momentous thing, that Churchill had died, even though he was an extremely good age. And I think everyone would have felt gratitude and respect to him, because of his leadership during the war. Attitudes to MT were and are much more divided; and in general, I would think that while people might respect her, they don't feel that kind of affection. So the applause was kind of acknowledging a good performance, perhaps... whereas when Churchill died, there was much more of the sadness you feel when you lose an aged member of the family - applause would perhaps not have expressed that. Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com