...that Margaret Thatcher was elected to power. (Click to enlarge image.) For the left wing and the marxists within the unions, a disaster. For those in Britain who were happy with Britain in decline, a wake up call, and for those who looked for a clear and unambiguous anti-communist voice at the height of the cold war, a beacon of hope...and for those who feared and hated her, attempted assassination... ...Margaret Thatcher did not only leave her stamp on her own party: she also transformed the Opposition, for many of her reforms were retained by Tony Blair’s New Labour with his ‘Third Way’ fusion of mutual exclusives. The tragedy is that Labour has now reverted to type: with its instinct for centralisation and bureaucratic control; its financial incontinence; its loathing of liberty and personal responsibility; its envy of the rich and successful who once again face punitive levels of taxation. Once again, Labour has brought the nation to the edge of bankruptcy. The life blood of British identity has again been poured out as a sacrifice to a utopian Socialism which stifles, strangles, oppresses and deceives. On this 30th anniversary of her coming to power, it is worth remembering Margaret Thatcher's remarkable political achievements which eclipse her personal failings like a thousands suns. If ever another Margaret Thatcher were needed, it is now.
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