Originally Posted by Livia

I might not back you on that. Not entirely.

Regarding Thatcher and her relationship with Reagan... During the Falklands conflict in 1982, Reagan, initially keeping the USA well out of any side-taking by sending Haig backwards and forwards on a fruitless "peace mission", urged thatcher to call a ceasefire. Thatcher refused. Reagan was forced to give his backing to the UK. She was no lap dog. And this was twelve years after she abolished school milk. That happened in 1970 when she was Secretary of State for Education. The Tories having just come in to power had to make cuts because of the overspending by the outgoing Labour government. Sounds familiar...?

No political party will ever please all of the people all of the time. They can only please some of the people some of the time.

Perspective is biased by our own views, so I understand what you mean. However, you will surely back me up on the point that corruption in the last Tory government, ensured scandal after scandal towards the last days of their reign.

My wider point was contradicting Arista's assertion that corruption was the sole possession of the labour party. Whereas it isn't, it becomes rife in all political parties, the longer they maintain power.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

Perspective is biased by our own views, so I understand what you mean. However, you will surely back me up on the point that corruption in the last Tory government, ensured scandal after scandal towards the last days of their reign.

My wider point was contradicting Arista's assertion that corruption was the sole possession of the labour party. Whereas it isn't, it becomes rife in all political parties, the longer they maintain power.

Can't disagree on that one. Power corrupts, and all that.