Baroness Thatcher has died.
I never agreed with her politics but unlike others "of the left" I am willing to note and even in some way mourn the passing of a significant political figure here in the UK - she is certainly way above the empty grey suits we have in power and opposition now.
I have no problem with her receiving a full state funeral - I can disagree with someone but still respect them and their impact all the same.
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
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Her stance was not all climate based, she also wanted the UK to move away from coal as a primary power source so as to remove the power of the coal mining unions. After the defeat of the unions in the 84/85 strike she could have restarted mining just fine.
As it is we sit as a fuel starved nation sitting on top of a load of un-mined coal.
One other thing she opposed, the EU, has said we can no longer burn coal for energy. I suspect she would tell them to "Eff Off" and continue anyway, but we don't because we don't have her any more.