Bjarni and the iron lady Ian McDonald skrifar 30. ágúst 2023 08:30 I write the following as someone raised in a working class family in the north of England. A place where the name of Margaret Thatcher is spoken with revulsion, hatred and contempt for what she did to our communities, our country, and the working class as a whole. If you were to look into the hearts of those of us from the north of England, you would see three things: A strong cup of tea. A nice plate of curry and chips A burning pyre with an effigy of Margaret Thatcher resting on top. To see Bjarni Benediktsson unabashedly indulging in the acquisition of Margaret Thatcher memorabilia is a deeply unsettling and jarring spectacle, and something I take personally. This behaviour casts an ominous pall over the intentions and values of these leaders, exposing a level of audacious insensitivity that demands scrutiny. Margaret Thatcher remains a figure whose legacy remains indelibly etched in societal strife. The unapologetic veneration of her image by politicians is an act that raises a litany of disconcerting questions about their loyalties and the nightmarish path they are poised to tread. Margaret Thatcher's enduring legacy is inextricable from her relentless crusade against unions and her ruthless gutting of welfare programs. Her approach transcended the bounds of pragmatic reform, morphing into an onslaught against the rights of the working class and the social safety nets that the most vulnerable relied upon. The repercussions of these policies persist, as economic disparities persistently haunt our modern landscape. The audacity of politicians pursuing Thatcher memorabilia transcends mere personal eccentricity; it is an alarming endorsement of her ruinous policies. The Thatcherite doctrine of deregulation and privatization erected barriers between the privileged and the oppressed, fomenting societal discord and perpetuating the chasms of economic inequality. It sends an unsettling signal about their intentions. Are they paying homage to history, or are they surreptitiously courting a constituency that fervently craves a return to a time when the elite reigned supreme and the cries of the marginalized fell on deaf ears? By endorsing a character like Thatcher, Bjarni is showing that he (like her) will not rest until the working poor are consigned to nothing but poverty and misery, unions are gutted, and every essential aspect of society is stripped for parts and sold to the highest bidder. Most likely his family and friends. As a proud working class Mancunian, I cannot and will not stand by and let that happen. The author is a manufacturing worker. Viltu birta grein á Vísi? Sendu okkur póst. Senda grein Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn Mest lesið Stöndum saman fyrir íslenskan flugrekstur Bogi Nils Bogason Skoðun Fyrrverandi lögreglumaður heyrir enn röddina Sigurður Árni Reynisson Skoðun Baráttan heldur áfram! Hjálmtýr Heiðdal Skoðun Bætum lífsgæði þeirra sem lifa með krabbameini Sigríður Gunnarsdóttir Skoðun Fyrst heimsfaraldur, svo náttúruhamfarir, þá gjaldþrot og nú verkföll! Sigríður Margrét Oddsdóttir Skoðun Íslensk fátækt er bara kjaftæði Unnur Hrefna Jóhannsdóttir Skoðun Af hverju hafa Danir það svona óþolandi gott? Björn Teitsson Skoðun Hömpum morðingjunum sem hetjum Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir. Skoðun Halldór 18.10.2025 Halldór Baldursson Halldór Landsbyggðin án háskóla? Ketill Sigurður Jóelsson Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Stöndum saman fyrir íslenskan flugrekstur Bogi Nils Bogason skrifar Skoðun ,,Gallaður" hundur - söluhluturinn hundur - um úrskurð Kærunefndar vöru- og þjónustukaupa Árni Stefán Árnason skrifar Skoðun Fyrst heimsfaraldur, svo náttúruhamfarir, þá gjaldþrot og nú verkföll! Sigríður Margrét Oddsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Baráttan heldur áfram! Hjálmtýr Heiðdal skrifar Skoðun Hvers virði er líf barns? Jón Pétur Zimsen skrifar Skoðun Hvernig hljómar tilboðið einn fyrir þrjá? Davíð Már Sigurðsson skrifar Skoðun Fyrrverandi lögreglumaður heyrir enn röddina Sigurður Árni Reynisson skrifar Skoðun Bætum lífsgæði þeirra sem lifa með krabbameini Sigríður Gunnarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Offita á krossgötum Guðrún Þuríður Höskuldsdóttir,Tryggvi Helgason skrifar Skoðun Fórnir verið færðar fyrir okkur Björn Ólafsson skrifar Skoðun Launaþjófaður – vanmetinn glæpur á vinnumarkaði Kristjana Fenger skrifar Skoðun Áfram veginn í Reykjavík Gísli Garðarsson,Steinunn Rögnvaldsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Fjölgun kennara er allra hagur Haraldur Freyr Gíslason skrifar Skoðun Deilt og drottnað í umræðu um leikskólamál Halla Gunnarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Af hverju hafa Danir það svona óþolandi gott? Björn Teitsson skrifar Skoðun Fjárfestum í framtíðinni Bryngeir Valdimarsson skrifar Skoðun Togstreita, sveigjanleiki og fjölskyldur Sólveig Rán Stefánsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hvað kostar gjaldtakan? Hildur Hauksdóttir skrifar Skoðun Víðerni verndar og virkjana Björg Eva Erlendsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Blóðpeningar vestrænna yfirvalda Bergljót T. Gunnlaugsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Eigindlegar rannsóknir og umræðan um jafnrétti Stefan C. Hardonk skrifar Skoðun Þegar heilbrigðiskerfið molnar og ráðherrann horfir bara á Elín A. Eyfjörð Ármannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Íslensk fátækt er bara kjaftæði Unnur Hrefna Jóhannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Börn í fangelsi við landamærin Inger Erla Thomsen skrifar Skoðun Tíminn er núna, fjarheilbrigðisþjónusta sem lykill að jafnræði og sjálfbærni í heilbrigðiskerfinu Helga Dagný Sigurjónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Breytum fánalögunum og notum fánann meira Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Samtal um launajafnrétti og virðismat starfa í tilefni af Kvennaári Helga Björg O. Ragnarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Með góðri menntun eru börn líklegri til að ná árangri Sigurður Sigurjónsson skrifar Skoðun Hömpum morðingjunum sem hetjum Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir. skrifar Skoðun Komum í veg fyrir að áföll erfist á milli kynslóða Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir skrifar Sjá meira
I write the following as someone raised in a working class family in the north of England. A place where the name of Margaret Thatcher is spoken with revulsion, hatred and contempt for what she did to our communities, our country, and the working class as a whole. If you were to look into the hearts of those of us from the north of England, you would see three things: A strong cup of tea. A nice plate of curry and chips A burning pyre with an effigy of Margaret Thatcher resting on top. To see Bjarni Benediktsson unabashedly indulging in the acquisition of Margaret Thatcher memorabilia is a deeply unsettling and jarring spectacle, and something I take personally. This behaviour casts an ominous pall over the intentions and values of these leaders, exposing a level of audacious insensitivity that demands scrutiny. Margaret Thatcher remains a figure whose legacy remains indelibly etched in societal strife. The unapologetic veneration of her image by politicians is an act that raises a litany of disconcerting questions about their loyalties and the nightmarish path they are poised to tread. Margaret Thatcher's enduring legacy is inextricable from her relentless crusade against unions and her ruthless gutting of welfare programs. Her approach transcended the bounds of pragmatic reform, morphing into an onslaught against the rights of the working class and the social safety nets that the most vulnerable relied upon. The repercussions of these policies persist, as economic disparities persistently haunt our modern landscape. The audacity of politicians pursuing Thatcher memorabilia transcends mere personal eccentricity; it is an alarming endorsement of her ruinous policies. The Thatcherite doctrine of deregulation and privatization erected barriers between the privileged and the oppressed, fomenting societal discord and perpetuating the chasms of economic inequality. It sends an unsettling signal about their intentions. Are they paying homage to history, or are they surreptitiously courting a constituency that fervently craves a return to a time when the elite reigned supreme and the cries of the marginalized fell on deaf ears? By endorsing a character like Thatcher, Bjarni is showing that he (like her) will not rest until the working poor are consigned to nothing but poverty and misery, unions are gutted, and every essential aspect of society is stripped for parts and sold to the highest bidder. Most likely his family and friends. As a proud working class Mancunian, I cannot and will not stand by and let that happen. The author is a manufacturing worker.
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