Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

On the day of the funeral of The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher LG OM PC FRS it seems only right that we pay tribute to this indomitable woman; the first female Prime Minister, who led in a male-dominated world.

Upon moving into 10 Downing Street in1979, Mrs. Thatcher introduced a series of political and economic initiatives intended to reverse high unemployment and Britain's struggles in the wake of the Winter of Discontent and an on-going recession. [Sounds a little like today]. Combined with her mission to tame the Unions she set a tough agenda and stuck to it – even though it led to her ultimate rejection.

Gareth Osborne (himself non-political) worked closely with her in her first 3 years in office said: “She had a way of talking down to everyone but once you got to know her I found her warm, engaging and amazingly inspiring. She strived to support business; especially the entrepreneurial spirit in Britain, for that passion I thank her. To me she was a great leader. Mrs. Thatcher should have and could have done wore for women but alas she missed that opportunity – it may have been a strategy that could have saved her political career; we’ll never know.”

She was always a topic for graffiti from the whit who wrote: “Get Maggie Thatcher, before she gets you” to the recent addition that “Iron Lady: Rust in Peace.” All hail a legend.

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