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The worst drag queen i ever did see....
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I don't know about that. Janet Reno is pretty close.  ;)



Cat

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Lol. I always thought that her late husband (Michael Foot) was a puppet. Now my suspicions grow deeper . . .  ;D
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Bobby!

She was married to Dennis Thatcher not Michael Foot (who was once leader of the Labour party).  Mind you they do look a bit alike I suppose.  Same scruffy dress sense

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Bobby!

She was married to Dennis Thatcher not Michael Foot (who was once leader of the Labour party).  Mind you they do look a bit alike I suppose.  Same scruffy dress sense
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How embarrassing  :-[

I wonder why I thought that.  :D

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As usual, liberals show the epitome of class and tolerance.  How much hatred you have.  Oh gee, those are the very things you say you are so concerned about!    ::)
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which liberal would you be talking about here then?  I don't recall ever saying I was a liberal (or a Liberal which I think is probably different).

I was asking who sang a song not that I agreed with the sympathies of it.  That said I was not a fan of Thatcher when she was in power.  Were you living in Britain at the time?  If so I think you can comment on this topic, if not then you cannot know what she was like.

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which liberal would you be talking about here then?  I don't recall ever saying I was a liberal (or a Liberal which I think is probably different).End Quote

I'm probably going to sound stupid again but do we have 'liberals' as such in Britain? I know there is the Liberal Democrats but they really are a party looking in so to speak and do not seem to have any real influence in British politics.

To add, Rebel, Margaret Thatcher was leader of the Conservative party and was not 'Liberal'.

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I'm probably going to sound stupid again but do we have 'liberals' as such in Britain? I know there is the Liberal Democrats but they really are a party looking in so to speak and do not seem to have any real influence in British politics.

To add, Rebel, Margaret Thatcher was leader of the Conservative party and was not 'Liberal'.
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Bobby

I don't think the word liberal has the same meaning here in the UK as it does in, say, USA.  But, given that it means having political views that favour progress and reform then I would say that all Liberal Democrats are liberals but some other political people are as well.

Personally I agree with some Lib Dem policies and most Labour policies but since the Lib Dems will almost certainly never be elected to power why waste my vote?

karen

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I don't think the word liberal has the same meaning here in the UK as it does in, say, USA.  But, given that it means having political views that favour progress and reform then I would say that all Liberal Democrats are liberals but some other political people are as well.

Personally I agree with some Lib Dem policies and most Labour policies but since the Lib Dems will almost certainly never be elected to power why waste my vote?
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I'm not too sure Conservatives will be getting a look in either to be honest. Ian Duncan Smith doesn't look credible enough to be Prime Minister.

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I'm not too sure Conservatives will be getting a look in either to be honest. Ian Duncan Smith doesn't look credible enough to be Prime Minister.
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That's the thing with this whole 'was Thatcher good for Britain' debate. Despite the fact many people despised Thatcher & the way she ruthlessly sold off nationalised industries to foreign asset-strippers, her replacements never displayed any backbone when dealing with the UK economy. Lacklustre subsequent Tory leaders & the fear of a return to Maggies' quasi-fascist era have led us to the 'pretty pass' we're currently at in the UK- i.e. the only left-wing alternative (Labour) moving accross to the centre-right to win the election, making lots of promises that have not yet been fulfilled. In fact, one of the only promises they have fulfilled is de-regulating censorship on pornography- and this only after a prominent minister was caught importing hardcore porn from Holland. Wouldn't have happened in Maggies' day- she was definitely a fan of 'cronyism', but nowhere near to the extent of the current incumbents- the guy would have been sacked, rather than the law changing.
As for IDS, good orator with nothing to say. Until he changes his initials to less resemble a common stomach ailment, I fear he will continue to lack the credibility even moderately good policies would lend him. ;D