Well that may or may not be true. It is however pleasingly irrelevant since I have the capability to generate an income for myself.

But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?

You have no idea how wide of the mark you are, but for the record I would much rather be a self employed window cleaner than be calling somebody else 'boss'. How does that feel? I wouldn't know, having not worked for anyone else since the age of 18.

Perhaps just a part of Thatcham. "The Margaret Thatcher Memorial Sewage Farm" has a nice ring to it.

Yes. Found it. The one statement on the internet I'm least surprised by.

She had real taste in friends did she not.

Just read the guest list. Reads like a who's who of Britain's most punchable people. Jeremy effin Clarkson, Jeffrey effin Archer. Dear God, that building will need an exorcist by the end of the day.

If North Korea is looking for some pre armageddon target practice, may I suggest St Pauls on Wednesday.

Nobody in the corridors of power is willing to term it a State Funeral. The mechanics of it are exactly those of a state funeral, minus the 'lying in state' bit.

So to answer your question - No she isn't. Yes she is.

I don't do manual labour. And as for smug, I was simply responding in kind to shortbaldandugly. Sorry if that was lost on you.

Why does contempt for Thatcher depend on support for Labour? Personally I hate Blair and Thatcher in equal measure.

Sadly we'll have to wait a while before we can dance on his grave.

I do indeed have some spare time right now. As it seems do you. I also have a job too. It pays rather well. I am my own boss however. So I will work at that job when I, rather than you, see fit.

You come across as a very angry, bitter little fellow. You should head on down to your local conservative club. I suspect you may find some like minded people there. I think of it as a holding pen for idiots.

You also respect Hitler then? He led Germany for longer than that. How about Pinochet? Maggie loved that murderous b@stard too.

I have just spent an amusing couple of minutes trawling some of your previous posts. I am forced to accept the sorry truth that you are quite possibly not very bright.

Yes, yes, we all know how much you loved the old witch. It's also obvious that you've been unable to supply one rational, non self serving reason why.

Not sure that would work. Plenty of us would pay just so we could make sure she really is dead.

God only knows. Last cost estimate was £5million. Apparently we can't afford anything other than a benefits cut for the disabled though.

As Frankie Boyle put it, this will be the first time the 21 gun salute blows up the coffin.

For those banging on about how she saved the economy:

Unemployment was under 1.5m in 1979. Over 2m in 1990, peaking at well over 3m.

GDP was lower in 1990 than 1979

Interest rates were 12% in 1979, 14% in 1990

House prices more than doubled during the Thatcher years

(source: BBC website)


Not exactly a stellar economic performance.

You cannot possibly be serious.

Blair/Brown were a disaster. No argument there. That doesn't excuse Thatcher. Many of the problems we face today are directly attributable to Thatcher. The fact that subsequent PM's have also failed is hardly the point.

No that is not what I'm saying.

And the demise of British manufacturing is anything but a false narrative. Neither is her oh so enthusiastic deregulation of the banking industry. Remind me, how did that one work out?

We have a massive housing shortage, millions of poverty pay jobs in lieu of decent manufacturing jobs, and gigantic national debt thanks to the GFC. All as an absolutely direct result of Thatcherite policies.

Thanks Maggie.

Yes I am.

Finally she is gone.

Understand I would virtually never celebrate the death of anyone, but I am struggling to feel bad about the passing of the woman who ruined the life prospects of millions of ordinary people in Britain.

How about you? Happy, sad or indifferent to todays news?

Using Philpott as an example of a benefit claimant is like using Osborne as an example of a chancellor.

Most benefit claimants are honest people struggling to get by. A 1% rise in benefit payments (a real terms cut) will only serve to make that situation worse.

Osborne and the evil IDS will latch on to anything they can find to justify their nasty, vindictive policies.

When they start going after Vodafone, Barclays, Starbucks, Phillip Green etc with the same enthusiasm they'll find there is money in the pot to fund benefit claims.

Osborne has claimed over £50k from the taxpayer by flipping his 2nd home since he became an MP. How's that for an example of the 'something for nothing culture'? Apparently stealing from the taxpayer becomes socially acceptable if you went to Eton.

You won't be saying that on the day you're cornered down a dark alley by a feral six year old wielding a viciously sharp dairylea triangle. And what if his mate is packing a slice of victoria sponge? What do you do then, eh?

I'm thinking more of the transfer of ownership in terms of turnover.

I've seen several of those flats and they're made of cardboard. Really poor quality, built to the lowest price possible, hopeless sound insulation which would never pass even the latest (not very stringent) regulations. The kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms are ridiculously small.

I used to be a developer, but not of flats.

The previous plan for 13 flats was ridiculous, I'm glad that never happened. Can you imagine how small they would have been? And what about the parking?

Hopefully housing will be part of any new plan, but of a size that's liveable for the occupants and with enough parking.

Thatcham has enough bargain basement housing with phonebox dimensions as it is. St Thomas Court for example. I've never seen flats built that poorly before. No wonder the turnover there is so high.

Not sure about the 'scummy feel'

The Morrisson's where I used to live had by far the nicest store in town. A great bakery and butcher's and a better range than the competing Sainsbury's and Tesco.

I think it just depends which branch you happen to be in. I've even seen some crappy Waitrose here and there.

With the new Aldi as well maybe that will make Sainsbury's and Tesco up their game in Newbury.

Please stop arguing with xmotorjaymad. He is just a child who thinks he knows everything.

If you continue to 'brandish' him and his generation he will continue with his incoherent and spectacularly long posts which will result in me and all the other 'middle aged' folk here losing the will to live.

I refer you to the post above. Any opinion to offer sunshine? Thought not.