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The Day that Margaret Thatcher Died

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I’ll tell you true, I’ll tell you why
So many are happy to see Thatcher die.
She made it her most important role
To condemn millions to waste on the dole.
So tight was the woman called Thatcher
That for decades we knew her as “Milk Snatcher”.

The nickname was apt for she was the cream
Of the proponents of Milton Friedman’s dream.
For over ten years she reigned supreme
At the head of our most divisive regime.
Her favoured title was the “Iron Lady”
Though her favoured practices were quite shady.

Her response to the trouble on Stormont Hill?
A sinister order to “Shoot to kill”
An order that punished many whose only crime
Was to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
When the Miners were on strike
She sent up the Met with a pay hike.

The people of Brixton were left in the lurch
Her solution? Stop and search.
Construction workers were trying to organise
Such an act would threaten her drive to privatise.
The solution she hid in bureaucratic mist
Was to agree to the bosses black list.

Still I’ll say this she was kind to her friends
That chosen few who enjoyed dividends.
Yes it was a good time to be in real estate
Or any position that could profit from the decline of the State.
A friend of Thatcher was here to stay
Just ask the Chilean butcher Pinochet.

Still that was all in the past
The shrill one is dead at last.
And the lie of Thatcherism
Will end like every other Despotism.
When the Working class
Shatter her legacy like glass.
Today is a Red letter day, Margaret Thatcher has finally died, and its true this time. To "commemorate" this day I have composed the above using just some of her highlights. Oh and I guess this is also my contribution to the NaPoWriMo too since this is the 8th.

[link] That song has been playing on a loop for other an hour now.
And for those of you unfamiliar with the Baroness this short speech is a good summary of most of things she was responsible for [link]
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EclecticQuill's avatar
This is a bit harsh, don't you think? The woman made some bad decisions, but many people benefited from her policies. In fact the economic boom of the 90's and 00's were largely thanks to the changes she made during the 80's. And many of the issues during the 80's were the result of James Callaghan's bad decisions, and he was a Labour minister.
Also, reveling in the death of a person is cruel and frankly a little twisted. Whatever crimes you may lay at her feet, making art in celebration of her death is insensitive to her family who've done nothing.