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YarnAddict

(1,850 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2013, 05:33 PM Apr 2013

Margaret Thatcher [View all]

Just a question, because I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to what was going on in England in the '80's.

If she was so hated, so awful, and so reviled by her own people, how come she was able to remain PM for lso long? Wasn't she elected? And re-elected?

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Margaret Thatcher [View all] YarnAddict Apr 2013 OP

They are not elected like here in America. Rex Apr 2013 #1

But how could that party stay in power? YarnAddict Apr 2013 #4

Not necessarily. In a parliamentary system you have many parties ranging Cleita Apr 2013 #8

Not exactly Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #9

Oh really? Are you too lazy to Google this info? JoeBlowToo Apr 2013 #2

No ulterior motive YarnAddict Apr 2013 #5

She wasn't elected. Parliamentary system is different than ours. Cleita Apr 2013 #3

but if the people were so unhappy with her YarnAddict Apr 2013 #6

Nope Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #10

This is why there was so much unrest and riots when she went around busting unions. Cleita Apr 2013 #11

It was a weird time Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #7

You explained this very well. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #13

Thank you n/t Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #16

Thanks so much! YarnAddict Apr 2013 #14

You're welcome :) Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #17

Her own party kicked her out of the leadership malaise Apr 2013 #12

A POLL TAX? YarnAddict Apr 2013 #15

Seriously Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #18

it was divided up by adult, not by household muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #19

Which shows how unpopular it was Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #20

In typical right-wing hypocrite fashion Maggie apparently approved the plans for her funeral dflprincess Apr 2013 #21

Because there's always been a lot of gullible idiots tabasco Apr 2013 #22