Simhne
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Thanks B71 for a really interesting and educational post. My neighbours use to have a gorgeous old Rottweiler and I could never square her temperament with the stereotypical image of the breed. What is your opinion of Soi dogs in Thailand?
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Hi, I need a driver with his/her own minibus suitable for up to 12 people for private transfer between Rayong and Suvarnabhumi (to meet tourists at airport etc). The expectation is around 1 to 3 round trips p/month but no guarantee. I have used 2 drivers so far but not great feedback. Does anyone have a recommendation please?
Cheers.
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Glenda's contribution;
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"The BBC is coming under increasing pressure to say whether it will play a song pushed into the charts by people celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher.People keep mentioning the many street parties that have taken place to celebrate the death of MT, the places reported include Brixton,Bristol,Glasgow and IRA areas in Nth Ireland,possible a few other places as well. My question is,does anybody know how many people in total we talking about and what percent of the 63 million Brits are they.
From what I have seen on the TV news, maybe 50 to 100 max at each; so an insignificant percentage of the overall population. Most of whom seem to be there just to get themselves on TV!
As said earlier, even her most implacable opponents have condemned these events.
It would be better if the media didn't show pictures, if not ignore them completely, so this tiny minority would not receive the attention they so obviously desperately crave.
Corporation bosses say they have not yet decided whether to play Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead if anti-Thatcher protesters manage to get the song into Sunday's singles chart." Huffington Post.
I know it may be difficult to accept for those wedded to the thatcherite view of chippy northern shirkers and resentful Wolfy Smith types, but enough people in blighty detest the woman's legacy enough to push this song to number 3 in the chart.
Glenda Jackson's contribution to the parliamentary proceedings is well worth a look on YouTube.
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Amazing,all these left wing lies,look at the post 338, two up from yours, regarding her stance on apartheid. Regarding Northern Ireland the vast majority of the people certainly did not think she sided with the loyalist, many of them consider she gave in to the IRA death squads.
One thing she can be blamed for,after she modernised the UK economy by doing away with the old inefficient industries,she neglected to put in place policies to promote new industries,relying to much on the financial sector and the service industry,in other words she did not put enough eggs in the basket.
You and I have very different views on the world Nontabury and I don't think we are going to find much to agree on particularly around Mrs T. I had read the previous post but i remember deeds (or lack of them) not what she said she believed about apartheid. What she did not do was impose sanctions which was what the ANC were asking for. By doing away with "old inefficient industries" I believe she did away with communities and consigned many working people to benefits, a legacy the UK is still burdened with but then she did not believe in society, only individuals and families.
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"There is absolutely nothing wrong with loathing Margaret Thatcher or any other person with political influence and power based upon perceived bad acts, and that doesn't change simply because they die. If anything, it becomes more compelling to commemorate those bad acts upon death as the only antidote against a society erecting a false and jingoistically self-serving history."
This piece from yesterdays Guardian (UK newspaper) sums up my feelings. It is necessary to remember how Thatcher divided the nation even further along class lines, made greed and accumulation of wealth a deity and further that it was acceptable to do this at others expense. If anyone needs a concrete example of the long lasting effects of her and her government, visit Easington in County Durham. The former coal mining district celebrated in the musical Billy Elliot remains impoverished, its very reason for existing having been callously removed and still today with one of the highest suicide rates of working age men. The women who keep these communities functioning at all are the real iron women.
I raised a glass to these people last night and I hope that it is this reality, her pro apartheid stance and her promotion of collusion with loyalist terrorists in Ireland that will be remembered around the world. She was also well known to be close friend of General Suharto. She was not a champion of aspirational working people, she blinded them with self interest and left a poisonous legacy for all but a very few, very wealthy individuals.
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If you fancy a trip up north....
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I'm sure Cyprus would be glad of you Yogi.
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Stay away from Pattaya and enjoy some peace and quiet on coast near a great market;
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Good luck with this, can't help but I'd love to come and see it.
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You are talking of a womans life here. It is unbelievable to read in this thread what amounts to condoning of alleged murder and hiding of a body.
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Morden, thank God you're not in the UK to heap further opprobrium on queers and thank God the country has moved on to more sane policies since your departure.
I am CP'd to my partner and am overjoyed at the opportunity to put our relationship on a truly equal footing to those of my hetero friends. Please God Thailand will adopt similar equality legislation before too long and you will have an opportunity to change your mind when you witness the beauty of love and commitment of whatever nature, straight, lesbian or gay.
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Maggie Thatcher Is Dead.
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Thakkar, thank you. Great clarity.