tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post338638673788396173..comments2024-03-28T10:36:31.949+00:00Comments on House of Dumb: ExactlyDJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446322024174274621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-66999438059549274622010-05-06T12:18:16.539+01:002010-05-06T12:18:16.539+01:00RlJ
That was the whole point of Thatcherism. I r...RlJ<br /><br />That was the whole point of Thatcherism. I remember the fury of the Conservative patricians (in particular Ian Gilmour) as they were tipped into the sea one by one in the wake of Mrs T's battleship.<br /><br />Still they had their revenge, on Mrs T and the rest of us, and now we've ended up with Dave as the last best hope of Britain. It's rather like having Marcus Brigstocke as the last best hope for "comedy" at the BBC - and just as ridiculous!Umbongonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-11925078702552245792010-05-06T08:20:01.322+01:002010-05-06T08:20:01.322+01:00I wouldn't describe the Thatcher administratio...I wouldn't describe the Thatcher administration as "patrician".<br /><br />I'm quite certain there was no forelock tugging going on, very little knowing your place and no more than the usual amount of condescension. Besides, she was a grammar school girl.Roue le Jourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099318677226041054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-68403460906030985602010-05-06T05:41:24.113+01:002010-05-06T05:41:24.113+01:00Well, I am a severe youngster of 49, and I remembe...Well, I am a severe youngster of 49, and I remember Thatcher, Eggwina Curry, and "On yer bike" TebbitFuror Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-79987136975638355832010-05-06T02:05:14.072+01:002010-05-06T02:05:14.072+01:00To be fair, much the same criticism could be made ...To be fair, much the same criticism could be made of LotR or Narnia, it does go with the territory. People do seem to like order in their fantasies.<br /><br />I'm only a lad of 58, so I don't remember much about patrician Tories. How long ago was it again?Roue le Jourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099318677226041054noreply@blogger.com