The 80s Never Ended

[poliphilo]

Shiraz says his business is bigger than his builder's business- and he makes more money than his builder does-  and  he could easily get someone to break his builder's legs. As it is, he prefers to go through the Trading Standards Authority.  I tell him I think he's making the right decision. 

Andrew Marr was talking about the Thatcher years on TV last night- and of course we got footage- the usual footage- of Harry Enfield waving his wad and going "Loadsmoney!". "We are all Thatcher's children now," said Marr in conclusion- and ain't that the truth!

This morning I tracked down my Pet Shop Boys box set and played "Opportunities" at full volume. 

I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
You've got the brawn, I've got the brains
Let's make lots of money

I love that song. It makes me want to cry. 

Comments

[solar-diablo.livejournal.com]

I've always been partial to "It's a Sin".

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's a good one too. The Pets have a great back catalogue.

[petercampbell.livejournal.com]

It always amuses me when people use that song as backing for monetary programmes. The concept of irony obviously passes some people by.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[unbleachedbrun.livejournal.com]

Baroness Thatcher is why I didn't finish my degree at Oxford. She jacked up the non-Commonwealth citizen tuition rate to fleece the Arab oil sheiks sending their kids to U.K. colleges, and priced me out of the market.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I was never a fan of hers.

[calizen.livejournal.com]

What's the overall view of Thatcher now? Her crony Reagan over here is lionized by the Republicans, when his staff was probably covering up for his increasing dementia the whole time he was in office.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

She's a hugely divisive figure- and it's probably too early to arrive at a settled view. She changed the face of Britain- and we're still grappling with her legacy. One thing that's not in much doubt- love her or hate her- is that she was- and still is- the most imortant political figure in postwar British history.