THE PERFECT FINAL ACT FOR MAGGIE.

I recall well an evening in the mid 1970's, having checked in at an hotel near Wakefield in Yorkshire, seeing on the TV news that one Margaret Thatcher had been appointed leader of the Conservative Party. This was a ground breaking move, having been made leader of a party with many 'toffs' in the ranks. Her mentor, Sir Keith Joseph MP, had seen something in her attitude which exuded economic pragmatism. The rest we know is now history.

One can imagine how the Labour Party reacted to her becoming Prime Minister in 1979; the Conservatives of all parties, having the effrontery to produce the first female Prime Minister. Naturally the unions, who had caused the mayhem under the outgoing Labour Government; with piles of rubbish adorning the streets of London and unburied bodies in Liverpool, due to striking gravediggers. The unions nevertheless were going to do their utmost to destroy Mrs. Thatcher by whatever means at their disposal. Striking was of course the obvious tool in their armoury.

Enter Arthur Scargill, stage far left, the leader of the 'Marxist' National Union Of Mine Workers (NUM). His claims demanded that not one colliery was to close until it was totally clear of coal. They were already heavily subsidised by the rest of taxpayer GB. The strike, without balloting the membership, went on for months, which naturally was forcing much of industry to seek other forms of energy. In addition, the Nottinghamshire coal miners, who had seen through Scargill's political manoeuverings, formed a breakaway union, the Democratic Union Of Mine Workers, which managed to keep the coal fired power stations burning for the duration. When the strike was defeated, Scargill was totally discredited; but the martyrs, aided by the 'deep pink' BBC carried on their whingeing to this day. Even on the day of the funeral, they had to visit a number of old pit communities, where the 'Beeb' continues to point the finger of blame at the Thatcher Government, when naturally, the blame should be firmly on the shoulders of Scargill.

Perhaps we can look at some facts: More pits were closed down during the two terms of Harold Wilson's Labour Governments than the three terms of Margaret Thatcher. Letters to the press this week make some salient points. Ian Oxley from East Yorkshire relates the story of his early days when he was a mining engineer apprentice. The year was 1959, twenty years before Mrs. T stepped foot inside Downing Street.  They were called to a meeting by the regional director of of the National Coal Board, to be informed of the programme of pit closures for the next ten years. Of the 630 remaining mines, 300 would be closed down.

Another irritant to the bombastic, name calling 'left', was her supreme humanity; stories of praise come from legions of everyday folk, many having worked for her. One such story however is relayed via journalist Tom Utley, whose father was treated by Mrs T as a sort of sage, giving her intelligent feed-back regarding the mood of the country. On receiving news of his death, she was in Toronto at a G7 summit, such meetings can extend well into the night. Nevertheless, before retiring, the Prime Minister, wrote a five page letter to the widow. At the subsequent funeral, Mrs. T arrived an hour early, leaving the clergy etc., somewhat perplexed, when someone plucked up courage to enquire, "had she got the time wrong?", she pointed out that had she arrived nearer the time of service, she could have upstaged the mourning widow. It didn't stop there. On leaving, she insisted that the funeral cortege should lead the way, and must not be deflected by her presence. Some time later, the PM graciously planted a tree in the deceased's memory; this was of course destroyed by her dim socialist enemies.

Immediately following her death, the under-educated 'left of centre' mob, via the internet, created a record hit with the Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg song from the film 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead'. What is interesting here is that Harold Arlen's son, along with two surviving actors, members of the film's cast, both in their nineties, consider this act to be completely abhorrent.

Finally, the socialists will maintain that Tony Blair also won three consecutive General Elections, which is true. There is a difference, however, Maggie only promised hard work, whereas Blair promised the big 'give away', something that will cost us for decades to come.

A WARNING TO ALL OF EUROPE, "BEWARE THE ENEMY WITHIN".