tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post2442304547614756747..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: Deconstructing Boris Johnson: a challengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-62961984265800218822013-12-02T17:08:05.901+00:002013-12-02T17:08:05.901+00:00She was remarkable, and British society was in cri...She was remarkable, and British society was in crisis. But the cause of the crisis was more than just some would-be revolutionaries heading powerful unions. And while Mrs Thatcher confronted some people who needing taking on, she also (I think naively) made alliances with others who, with hindsight, can be seen to have thrown us from the frying pan into the fire.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-74603293419499574412013-12-02T16:53:55.199+00:002013-12-02T16:53:55.199+00:00Paddington
If she managed to do all that all by h...Paddington<br /><br />If she managed to do all that all by herself, she must have been a remarkable person, especially since a large number of people you would no doubt call working class used to vote for her.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-84517407664484663492013-12-02T02:51:33.887+00:002013-12-02T02:51:33.887+00:00Re: Boris' comments about Thatcher - she laid ...Re: Boris' comments about Thatcher - she laid the groundwork for most of the wealth to flow to the already wealthy, leaving the working class with no jobs and drinking in the streets. Is that better than the union stagnation and domination of the 1970's?Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-76975927858463857422013-11-30T18:31:40.944+00:002013-11-30T18:31:40.944+00:00I know what you mean. What spooks me about Boris i...I know what you mean. What spooks me about Boris is that he is climbing the greasy pole behind the facade of an intelligent buffoon.<br /><br />He plays the role carefully and must have known it to be worth trying from the beginning. <br /><br />A shrewd and cynical man.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-18233173447911024982013-11-30T17:05:12.148+00:002013-11-30T17:05:12.148+00:00I think we are looking at a man with dangerous cha...I think we are looking at a man with dangerous charm.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-23436547392526906942013-11-30T16:49:00.432+00:002013-11-30T16:49:00.432+00:00"Public speaking is not at all the same as lo..."Public speaking is not at all the same as logical argument."<br /><br />I agree, but who does logical politics? Nobody as far as I know because it doesn't appeal or motivate.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com