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After the 7th anniversary of the death of Margaret Thatcher, I thought I'd share this anecdote from Tony Benn: have always had the greatest respect for the veteran socialist. In the Guardian 7 years ago on the day of her death he wrote a few words about the Thatcher he knew....
He concluded: ”Although I thought she was wrong, she said what she meant and meant what she said. It was not about style with her; it was substance – I don’t think she listened to spin doctors, she just had a clear idea and followed it through. “I remember her...
... at the funeral of MP Eric Heffer. I was asked to make a speech and as I was waiting, there was someone behind me coughing. It was Mrs Thatcher, and at the end I thanked her for coming and she burst into tears. She had come out of respect for someone whose opinions ...
she disagreed with.” They were all three conviction politicians who believed in the power of ideas, political belief and respect for argument. Worth reflecting on this given the attitudes of many ppl on Twitter.
