Thursday 12 January 2012

Piece of Me #80: Forget The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep reminds us why Maggie Thatcher was a golden girl...

Margaret Thatcher...
Tory leader. Prime Minister. Mother.Trade union tyrant. Living Legend.
Fighting the flag for females and self starters alike (she was the first - and only - woman to make her mark as British Prime Minister and bitterly opposed the welfare state,) Maggie T is synonymous with strict policies, practised admirable frugality, and was defined by her strategy in The Falklands.
Amidst recession and soaring unemployment (oh yes, don't be fooled - we've been here before,) she stood her ground, and failed to falter when it really mattered.
Banish from your mind taunts of "Margaret Thatcher milk snatcher," and rather conjure an image of a fighter, a strong, independent woman. An inspiration. (And a Lincolnshire lass at that!)
Yes- as the successful new film proves - we could learn a few things from this Iron Lady.


Where there is discord, may we bring harmony.
Where there is error, may we bring truth.
Where there is doubt, may we bring faith.
And where there is despair, may we bring hope.

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