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• Greg. Tingey commented on Obituaries
  Arnold @ 174 Too tired to respond now - will come back to you on that tomorrow (assuming N Korea hasn't nuked anyone!) The NSS have had a lot to say on that subject....
• Greg. Tingey commented on Obituaries
  A REAL theocracy is something like N Korea, or Saudi, or Calvin's Geneva .. "It was as if the walls of the houses had been turned into glass" Or 1495 & later Spain, or the SW of what is now France in the early 1200's NO separation of Church & State & contravening the state's rules is also contravening the religious rules, which means you have no right to live ..... Yes, in this country the christians are shrieking - because they are losing & know it - it's a last-ditch attempt to claw back their supposed control. And they...
• scott-sanford commented on Obituaries
  I see there was an excellent turnout for the funeral's big-screen livecast in Edinburgh....
• zhochaka commented on Obituaries
  There's been some coverage in Private Eye, as one would expect. There are several pages of the Maggie covers, a reprint of a "Dear Bill" letter, and several pages on the media coverage, in an extended "Street of Shame" section. On the whole, it deals more with the hypocrisy of current politicians and media than with Margaret Thatcher's flaws, not that it flatters her. It's a reflection of what was said during her time as Prime Minister, not an historical analysis or an out-pouring of frantic hagiography....
• RDSouth commented on Obituaries
  I thought she was kind of hot....