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ikri

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12. "Not taken seriously" and "Discussed by the cabinet" are polar opposites

Reply to Arctic Dave (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 08:22 AM

Dec 2012

If the report made it to a full cabinet meeting then it would have been discussed at length by ministers and civil servants. It didn't just appear out of nowhere.

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Margaret Thatcher's role in plan to dismantle welfare state revealed [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Trying to emulate Saint Ronnie's rampant misery creating? indepat Dec 2012 #1

This is hardly a revelation. Boomerproud Dec 2012 #11

Britons are smart people AlphaCentauri Dec 2012 #2

I dislike her secondvariety Dec 2012 #3

Sure they weren't taken seriously. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #4

"Not taken seriously" and "Discussed by the cabinet" are polar opposites ikri Dec 2012 #12

She is a very cold person. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #6

It seems conservatives are incapable of history lessons. Kalidurga Dec 2012 #7

R#15 & K n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #8

I guess "end welfare as we know it" just wouldn't fly over there (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #9

I knew that women was a complete bitch. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #10

So she was the british version of a corporatist tea bagger. Third Doctor Dec 2012 #13

Thatcher said there is no such thing as society; only individuals and families FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #14

This was a secret or something? nt bemildred Dec 2012 #15

Nope dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #18

Reminds me of Stephen Harper... leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #16

PR would be a huge improvement daleo Dec 2012 #17

PR has its benefits, but look at Israel if you think its flawless ButterflyBlood Dec 2012 #19

Thatcher was like Romney except she carries a purse Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #20

Kicking in the wake of her death n/t alp227 Apr 2013 #21