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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago
The land of grey peas and bacon |
Is on I am watching to see if I can learn a bit more about her time as prime minister.....I do believe we could benefit from another woman prime minister or someone that has some understanding of real life.... |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
It's not really a film about Maggie as Prime Minister or as a leader. It's more about loss, grieving, change and dementia.
I enjoyed it but not as a way of finding out about Maggie or the things I remember from her time as Prime Minister.
Olivia Colman is brilliant as Carole Thatcher though. |
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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago
The land of grey peas and bacon |
"Are you suggesting thatcher had an understanding of real life or just women do?  "
LOL I do believe that both men and women have a very good understanding of real life...I just think it would be nice to see another woman as prime minister...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Are you suggesting thatcher had an understanding of real life or just women do?
LOL I do believe that both men and women have a very good understanding of real life...I just think it would be nice to see another woman as prime
minister... "
men and women yes
Politicians maybe not so much |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
"Not another like her I pray to god! Real life whilst she was at the helm was not good if my memory serves me right! "
I'm same age as you and I remember real life being pretty good from my point of view...bought a house at 18, walked out of college into a job, only been out of work 6 months (by choice) during my career...I cried when Mrs T was ousted - she was the PM during my formative years and I admire her, but think we'll not see her like again. Am recording the film to watch later |
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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago
The land of grey peas and bacon |
"Not another like her I pray to god! Real life whilst she was at the helm was not good if my memory serves me right!
I'm same age as you and I remember real life being pretty good from my point of view...bought a house at 18, walked out of college into a job, only been out of work 6 months (by choice) during my career...I cried when Mrs T was ousted - she was the PM during my formative years and I admire her, but think we'll not see her like again. Am recording the film to watch later"
It seems to me that she had a huge pair of balls...and good on her... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My dad was a miner, I left school early to get a job to pay the mortgage on the family home, we had meals from soup kitchens....not all bad. But doesn't provoke great memories for me.
Always going to be people who agree and disagree with others decisions in life, for me and my family the Thatcher years were not good ones.
Eventually went back to education and have a decent job, my mum and dad still have their property, so I suppose what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Horrible woman, as my grandad said, "she destroyed more Scottish industry than the Luftwaffe".
Poll tax was a terrible idea too, introducing it a year early on us was taking the piss. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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my dad was a miner too, i remember the strike and when all the pit was closed down
One thing i will say about thatcher is, she may have fucked us over but she was honest and she'd tell you she was fucking you over, not like today where they promise you everything and never deliver, she just told you from the start what she was doing even if we didnt like it, have to respect her for that |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i would vote her in time and time again...she never shirked or pissed about over tough decisions and the poll tax...well it was the fairest tax of all...her mistake was not introducing it nationwide...can u imagine if tony or gordon wer in power when the argies went for the falklands...fuck me theyd have signed us all over to them...a great lady...lets hope we see her ilk again... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It took over 150 for the industrial revoluton to happen in Britain and Maggie finished it in less than 10 yrs! As a child grew up looking up to her but as I grew older realised what she did to hard working honest people trying to make a living wich had no other choice.  |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"It took over 150 for the industrial revoluton to happen in Britain and Maggie finished it in less than 10 yrs! As a child grew up looking up to her but as I grew older realised what she did to hard working honest people trying to make a living wich had no other choice. "
No intention of watching it - it doesn't have a happy ending. She's still alive at the end!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I didnt rate her at the time and aint gonna watch a film about her.
The woman was so far up her own ass she couldnt see where she was going. Orrrrr was even bothered.
Kin tories |
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"i would vote her in time and time again...she never shirked or pissed about over tough decisions and the poll tax...well it was the fairest tax of all...her mistake was not introducing it nationwide...can u imagine if tony or gordon wer in power when the argies went for the falklands...fuck me theyd have signed us all over to them...a great lady...lets hope we see her ilk again..."
what about 'our Dave'..?
also think the fact that Blair took us into a war sort of blows your theory apart.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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She nearly lost us the Falklands with her savage cuts to the defence budget, our last two carriers were to be sold off a few months after the invasion, without them we were humped. The only people that should be thanked are the troops. |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
(She/ her) in Sensualityland |
"It's not really a film about Maggie as Prime Minister or as a leader. It's more about loss, grieving, change and dementia.
I enjoyed it but not as a way of finding out about Maggie or the things I remember from her time as Prime Minister.
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I watched it and thought it was awesome. It really isnt about politics at all. And Meryl's oscar was well deserved! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not seen this movie yet, i shall give it a go when im in the mood. 
It would have to be some mood to make me watch it! Exactly the reason its not on my "must watch" list!  "
Its on my mustn't watch list |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Its on my mustn't watch list Honestly it is not about her politics. I would watch a film about anybody, including Hitler if I felt it was worth watching and this one was. "
Quite right too.Mrs Thatch is always going to split opinions.....but that doesn't make her any less an interesting subject matter for a film.  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
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Its on my mustn't watch list Honestly it is not about her politics. I would watch a film about anybody, including Hitler if I felt it was worth watching and this one was. "
The Maggie lovers I know hated the film because it wasn't about her and politics. It is a character called Maggie and uses Thatcher and her life as the story. As I said above I think it is above love, loss, grieving and dementia and I enjoyed it because that story was told well. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not seen this movie yet, i shall give it a go when im in the mood.
It would have to be some mood to make me watch it! Exactly the reason its not on my "must watch" list!
Its on my mustn't watch list "
You avoid it the woman was vile and that's putting it mildly. |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
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Its on my mustn't watch list Honestly it is not about her politics. I would watch a film about anybody, including Hitler if I felt it was worth watching and this one was.
The Maggie lovers I know hated the film because it wasn't about her and politics. It is a character called Maggie and uses Thatcher and her life as the story. As I said above I think it is above love, loss, grieving and dementia and I enjoyed it because that story was told well."
I agree and that is how I watched it. It gave a good insight into some aspects of dementia as well as the rapid movement between different states and frames of mind. Tbh I did not really see it so much as being about Maggie.. but more about a human being and a fate that is shared by an increasing number of people. |
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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago
The land of grey peas and bacon |
It was ok but not a film I can make my own choice on how she ran this country...it seems though she did no worse a job than today's PM. I am losing my job due to central government cuts... So my view on today's government is pretty poor... |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
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Its on my mustn't watch list Honestly it is not about her politics. I would watch a film about anybody, including Hitler if I felt it was worth watching and this one was.
The Maggie lovers I know hated the film because it wasn't about her and politics. It is a character called Maggie and uses Thatcher and her life as the story. As I said above I think it is above love, loss, grieving and dementia and I enjoyed it because that story was told well.
I agree and that is how I watched it. It gave a good insight into some aspects of dementia as well as the rapid movement between different states and frames of mind. Tbh I did not really see it so much as being about Maggie.. but more about a human being and a fate that is shared by an increasing number of people. "
That is exactly how I saw it. |
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