Margaret Thatcher

[Egg]

People are already saying Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!

Me............RIP Maggie.

[The Peepmaster]

Apparently, people have been misreading the hashtag #thatchersdead, and are mourning Cher. 

[Roger Kettle]

I was not an admirer of the woman.

[Sandy Buttcheeks]

Spitting Image wouldn't have been the same without her.   

[Egg]

Not saying that I'm her biggest fan, just a bit of respect.

Having said all that, looking at the surviving members of Maggie's cabinet, they've actually turned
into their Spitting Image Characters.

For some of the news items over the years, it's a shame it's not still on!

[Sandy Buttcheeks]

I was not an admirer of the woman.

Just read that she'd been staying at the Ritz for months on end...you've got to admire her empathy with the homeless surely? 

[Jack]

I was not an admirer of the woman.

Ditto.

[Diane CBPFC]

I read on Facebook today that although she has only been in hell for three days, Margaret has already managed to sell off three furnaces and close down a pitchfork factory.

[Sandy Buttcheeks]

I read on Facebook today that although she has only been in hell for three days, Margaret has already managed to sell off three furnaces and close down a pitchfork factory.

 

[Diamond Lil]

Having just returned from a 3-day trip to London, I am thankful the funeral isn't until next week as it was hard enough to get around in "normal" traffic.

Liked this headline...

The Iron Lady - may she rust in peace.

[Sandy Buttcheeks]

Liked this headline...

The Iron Lady - may she rust in peace.

Not if she'd been made in Korea apparently.

[Jack]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21241791

So apparently the Wizard of Oz song, "Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead" is set to chart at #3 this Sunday.

The BBC has chosen not to play it in their chart show, instead opting to mention it in passing with a 5 second clip.

On the one hand, it's somewhat distasteful and disrespectful, and I'm not a fan of attacking the dead. I didn't even feel entirely comfortable with all of the anti-Saville stuff this last several months, with them trampling all over somebody too dead to defend himself. If as it seems he was really a horrific scumbag, they should have done something about it while he was alive. But then again, it's not right for any victims if people just say "Oh well, he's dead now" and just leave it be, so the whole thing is just unfortunate. Anyhow. Thatcher's dead, and hasn't been in power for years anyway (although repercussions of her actions are still being felt today) so why upset her mourning family by mocking her on the UK top 40?

On the other hand, if enough people feel strongly enough about it that the song has got into the chart in the first place, is it right to censor their views? The chart is the chart - it reflects the views of the music-buying public. They don't refuse to play any of the other crap, 99% of which is offensive to people who like music to have a tune in it. Personal taste shouldn't come into it. Plus, in a week where all the millions of people who were mistreated by Thatcher are left voiceless as their MPs all ponce about in the House of Commons pretending they liked her, it doesn't seem right. Everything I've seen on the news glosses over the negatives and just keeps going on about what a determined strong character she was.

So, the BBC are in a tough position, trying to balance representing the people with showing good taste and not upsetting the government anymore in the wake of recent criticisms.

What would you do?









Personally, I'd say "sod it", resign, and take the ridiculous payout the BBC seems to offer people in these positions when they leave their jobs.

[Vulture]

Having just returned from a 3-day trip to London, I am thankful the funeral isn't until next week as it was hard enough to get around in "normal" traffic.

It's been the Easter Holidays for the last two weeks and, with the kids on holiday from school, the traffic has been extremely light. The kids go back on Monday and next week will be Hell! with or without a state funeral.

[The Peepmaster]

It's not everyone who's celebrating Thatcher's demise. Just those who were affected, and who may have lost jobs, or had family members committing suicide, etc. The ones who did well from the BT and Electricity privatisations etc., made quite a lot of money in many cases. I think if you had money in the first place it helped!

I noticed The Sun criticising a union leader, yesterday, because he was once spotted at a function drinking champagne. I felt uncomfortable with that as I feel everyone has the right to enjoy such pleasures if they are able, and it certainly wasn't a betrayal of "class".

[Sandy Buttcheeks]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21241791

So apparently the Wizard of Oz song, "Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead" is set to chart at #3 this Sunday.

Does this mean we'll hear it as one of the X-Factor songs this season? Jeeeeez.