Much is being made in the media (including in blogs) about the fact that today is ten years to the day since Mrs Thatcher ceased to be prime minister. Now, let me say that I am not a Thatcherite (more of a Ken-Clarke-ite) and there is no doubt that the batty old woman did some harm – but she also did plenty of good. Just don’t ask me to say what it was.
Also note that none other than John Prescott has taken a leaf out of her book. When attending the climate change conference in the Hague, he took along his sandbag to impress all the other delegates…..oh, hang on John – that should be HANDbag!
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