She had dead interesting hair during her reign dontcha think? It was somewhat mesmerising

Having been around during her time, and whist circulating wid lotsa socialists, trade unionists, and industrial workers, I can now reveal that we rarely passed comment on her hair.

I always wanted to put a lit Swan Vesta near it to see if it would explode or just fizzle

I regret not having discussed such match based excitement.

Be like Edith Piaf dude!

Oh have I scared MMD away?

Thank you for not taking advantage of my "whist" typo. Naturally I did not play whist with the aforementioned activists. Newmarket was our game of choice.

As if I would Moi?? In all seriousness though, when Thatcher was shitting all over the country I was too busy out on my BMX and my skates to take any real notice, glad of it too. The only time politics of any kind really blipped on my radar was when John Major got in. And that's only cos he had lived in Brixton and looked like a frog.

I am, however, looking forward to reading Tony Blair's memoirs of an over paid alcoholic.


EDIT: I'm being told off so have to depart, catch you anon Mister Joe  x

Well, we shall soon know  - in about an hour or so - who is to be the Labour party's new leader.

Wouldn't it be a laugh if Ms Abbott won. I gave her both my first votes, but second preference to Ed M. on the basis that she would not get enough in the first ballot, Ed would win, but a message would be sent to 'em to do away with the current nonsense and return to previous values.
Imagine if all the left wing have done that.   etc.

I'm impressed with your skills as a tactician GJoe.
I must say I find  voting tactics  a little confusing, but I dare say it will become clearer in practice.

I would prefer first past the post meself. I think proportional representation is dingo's kidneys, unless one wants a century of the Lib Dems in power.

It's Ed then - Milliband that is

Very close indeed.
I wonder if the closeness (or narrowness) of the victory could cause problems about 'authority' in days and months to come.
Extremely close.

I like Harriet, shame she didn't stand, there again it will snow in hell before a lot of people would vote another female PM after Mrs T

Very close indeed, as expected.  How the dynamic between the Milibands will play out remains to be seen.  My first choice was Andy Burnham but Ed Miliband was my second.  I think Labour might have come unstuck with David M and his more murkier moments being associated with the Iraq war and the dubious tacit approval of torture.

I doubt it. The Millibands look to have it stitched up between them.

Who is abstain?

We don't talk about her

Is she one of those indecisive types?

Abby Stain?? Ask Beckham 

She'll get her COME uppance mark my words...

I think he might too 

Is he capable though?

hell yes

He has a squeaky voice though

Overcompensating 

You have done your research well.