The Iron Lady.

The Iron Lady is no longer with us.

Margaret Thatcher, former leader of Britain's Conservative Party and prime minister from 1970 to 1990, died this morning.

Love her or loath her, Thatcher changed the course of British Politics and, indeed, the destiny of the nation in her eleven years as England's first woman prime minister.

Among the most memorable events of her tenure were victory in the Falkland's war, facing down the IRA hunger strikers, defying the IRA after they bombed the 1984 party conference, breaking the communist led National Union of Mine workers and the privatization of moribund government controlled industry.

Perhaps her greatest attribute was her determination to rule by conviction instead of by political consensus. That determination earned her the title of The Iron Lady.
It was a stance that made her many loyal supporters and numerous implacable enemies,with nobody in between.

In that regard I can wholly identify with her.

Farewell Lady Margaret. On Friday you will be buried in the house of St Paul. I'm sure that he will be happy to receive you.

Jubilate.

Ian