Thatcher: Woman of the people who gave them opportunity

YOUR Letters to the Editor page (Yorkshire Post, April 13) seemed disproportionately weighed against Lady Thatcher – I hope you will therefore publish one more.

If half the people in this country had one ounce of patriotism, pride and loyalty to their country as she did this world would be a much better place, and Britain is all the poorer without her.

The abhorrent rhetoric about her and the shameful acts and speeches are not freedom of speech, but typical from a lot of the youth of today who want any excuse to riot and cause trouble, especially as the majority of them were not even born when she was PM.

Lady Thatcher was a woman of the people and gave them opportunity and a choice to prosper (if they wanted to).

The majority forget what it was like before she was PM and what a great difference she made.

Let people remember she is a mother and grandmother and regardless of your politics let the people who loved her have a memorable funeral service.

The rest of the world is looking on, and the majority of countries cannot understand or believe that this disrespect is being allowed.

From: William Snowden, Butterbowl Gardens, Farnley, Leeds.

RICHARD Heller (Yorkshire Post, April 15) suggests that an opinion poll he “devised” may have “played a part in the downfall of Margaret Thatcher”. Hmm.

The Tory hierarchy had always despised the assertive grocer’s daughter; the outsider who dared to oppose the European project – bad form.

Prior to the 1983 General Election, Francis Pym indiscreetly suggested that a landslide victory might “not be good for democracy”. The 1987 landslide victory was certainly not good for the party leader when the opinion poll ratings began to tumble. All those jittery backbenchers in marginal constituencies who were desperate to cling on to their seats and, moreover, their privileges.

Self-interest took precedence over loyalty, and a great, world leader was displaced in favour of “Cabinet of chums”. Tony Blair suffered a similar if less brutal fate, and for similar reasons, when he too was “persuaded” to resign. “Honourable” and “right honourable” members? I think not.

From: Malcolm Hanson, Gwendolen Court, Southolme Walk, Boroughbridge.

WHO is this George Galloway of the (Dis) Respect party, who seems to be so full of hate and intent on causing mischief over Margaret Thatcher’s funeral? Everyone is entitled to their opinion as long as they keep it to themselves.

From: Tim Mickleburgh, Boulevard Avenue, Grimsby.

BOB Simons (Yorkshire Post, April 11) wonders how many attacking the late Margaret Thatcher over the destruction of the mining industry are supporters of green energy, which is against the burning of fossil fuels.

Well, I’m certainly in favour of wind power and the like, but at the same time I’d love to see us make use of our vast coal reserves.

For to me it makes sense to rely on our own energy resources, rather than import so much in the way of supplies from overseas. And I’d rather pay coal miners good wages to extract 
coal from underground than 
see an expansion of nuclear power, with its twin dangers of radiation links and theft of plutonium by terrorists to help make weapons.

From: Peter Broadley, Greetland, Halifax.

MARGARET Thatcher wasn’t perfect or always right – but compared to the dross which went before and which has certainly come after – she was in a class of her own.

The reason for my trepidation about her funeral was the likelihood that police or innocent bystanders could be injured or more by the rabble – many of whom I am keeping on either benefits or employment with my taxes.

Sadly I don’t think we will see her like again – and our country will be the poorer for it.