Ding Dong climbs to #3 in UK

I read the following in today's news.

Thousands of critics of the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher have successfully pushed the song Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead to number three on the British charts following her death.

The tune from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is vying for the number one slot in the UK's weekly list of the top 40 best-selling singles, which are usually played in full on BBC Radio 1's chart show on Sundays.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-13/witch-song-climbs-british-charts/4627024

 

I don't feel well  :(

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While Margaret Thatcher may well have been the Prime Minister England needed at the time, there is no denying that her policies and the lady herself were deeply unpopular with a huge section of the population - then and now.

I suspect that this Wizard of Oz song may enjoy another resurgence in Australia after the next election.

AM now you know why I hate your ugly face

It makes one ashamed to admit their British background.

The social unrest and violence generated during Thatchers time was unprecedented. Many of the British migrants, here now, left England  at that time just to get away from it all. Obviously there is still extreme dislike towards her, whether her actions were justifiable or not did she or didn't she leave England in a better position?

It matters not one iota what the opinion of the unimployed, unemployable masses think.  Thatcher reinstalled the greatness of Great Britian.  The British reaction to the death of one of the greatest leaders in History is absolutely disgusting.

She was female Hitler

Pinochet and Thatcher , peas in a pod . Of course the difference being Thatcher was booted by her party . The funeral thing seems way over the top which probably makes the reaction of those who detested her over the top as well .

As usual geomac, you invent your own history.  Margaret Thatcher was never booted & she comfortably won the ballot for the Leadership of the Party, but she did not win outright with a margin of more than 15% as required by Party Rules, ( she won by a margin of 14%) so another ballot was run & she did not contest the second ballot.  The second ballot was contested by Majors, Hurd & Heseltine with Majors not even getting the number of votes that Thatcher had got.  When the third ballot was called, Hurd & Heseltine pulled out & Majors won by default.

You can paint the picture you want innes . The truth is the party disposed of Thatcher and noby of note who was involved refutes that . They may put it more politely but the fact remains the same . I,m not inventing history . She won an election and before the next election could come around the party had a spill and a new leader emerged . Thats black and white innes .

wiki

On 1 November 1990 Geoffrey Howe, the last remaining member of Thatcher's original 1979 cabinet, resigned from his position as Deputy Prime Minister over her refusal to agree to a timetable for Britain to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.[181][183] In his resignation speech on 13 November, Howe commented on Thatcher's European stance: "It is rather like sending your opening batsmen to the crease only for them to find the moment that the first balls are bowled that their bats have been broken before the game by the team captain."[184] His resignation was fatal to Thatcher's premiership.[185]

The next day, Michael Heseltine mounted a challenge for the leadership of the Conservative Party.[186] Opinion polls had indicated that he would give the Conservatives a national lead over Labour.[187] Although Thatcher won the first ballot, Heseltine attracted sufficient support (152 votes) to force a second ballot. Under party rules, Thatcher not only needed to win a majority, but her margin over Heseltine had to be equivalent to 15 percent of the 372 Conservative MPs in order to win the leadership election outright; she came up four votes short.[188] Thatcher initially stated that she intended to "fight on and fight to win" the second ballot, but consultation with her Cabinet persuaded her to withdraw.[182][189] After seeing the Queen, calling other world leaders, and making one final Commons speech, she left Downing Street in tears. She regarded her ousting as a betrayal.

I obviously have a problem with English geomac.  How can somebody who won the ballot very comfortably & then decided to not contest the second ballot be tossed out?  Again, you invent facts.  Heseltine did not force the second ballot, it was held under existing Party rules.  The facts are that she thrashed Heseltine & easily beat him in the ballot for the Leadership by 52 votes.

After seeing the Queen, calling other world leaders, and making one final Commons speech, she left Downing Street in tears. She regarded her ousting as a betrayal.

Black and white innes not your rose tinted glasses .

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I thought this was a seniors site , How juvenile!

Seniors can be childish, they've earned the right.

People Power ............I love it because we are fed of being pushed around.

14 million the cost of a funeral for a politicjan, no matter how revered or detested , by the rich who got richer, or the poor who got poorer under her dictatorship, But as reported this morning a funeral she planned for herself. 'Long live the Pharoahs!!!

I don,t think anyone should celebrate a death as in the case of Thatcher . It wouldn,t matter to me if its Thatcher , Saddam , Bush or whoever has caused angst or suffering . It serves no purpose . I do think history should not be rewritten to gloss over wrongs committed as usually happens ie loving person or great humanitarian .

Millions of pounds to send off a politician of any stripe is a total waste of money . Like the parties to celebrate the demise the funeral excess is equally offensive .

Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven's biography states:

Returning for a third term in 1987, Thatcher sought to implement a standard educational curriculum across the nation and make changes to the country's socialized medical system. However, she lost a lot of support due to her efforts to implement a fixed rate local tax—labeled a poll tax by many since she sought to disenfranchise those who did not pay it. Hugely unpopular, this policy led to public protests and caused dissention within her party.

Thatcher initially pressed on for party leadership in 1990, but eventually yielded to pressure from party members and announced her intentions to resign on November 22, 1990. In a statement, she said, "Having consulted widely among colleagues,I have concluded that the unity of the Party and the prospects of victory in a General Election would be better served if I stood down to enable Cabinet colleagues to enter the ballot for the leadership. I should like to thank all those in Cabinet and outside who have given me such dedicated support." On November 28, 1990, Thatcher departed from 10 Downing Street, the prime minister's official residence, for the last time.

Just shows what a nasty world this has become. Whatever your politics no one should wish death on pollies or dance at the news of it.they get voted in or out democratically here.

 

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