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 Mikilvæg gagnrýni eða tilraun til valdayfirtöku í Sósíalistaflokknum? Ása Lind Finnbogadóttir Skoðun Daði Már týnir sjálfum sér Heiðrún Lind Marteinsdóttir Skoðun Matvælaverð hefur nær þrefaldast frá stofnun Viðskiptaráðs! Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Skoðun Stöðvum Hamas. Einungis þannig getum við stöðvað hryllinginn á Gaza BIrgir Finnsson Skoðun Traust í húfi Eyjólfur Ármannsson Skoðun Ég á þetta ég má þetta Arnar Atlason Skoðun Dagur líffræðilegrar fjölbreytni 2025 Rannveig Magnúsdóttir,Ole Sandberg,Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir,Rebecca Thompson,Skúli Skúlason,Sæunn Júlía Sigurjónsdóttir Skoðun Verðmætasköpun án virðingar Berglind Harpa Svavarsdóttir Skoðun Alvarleg staða í umhverfi fréttamiðla Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir Skoðun Æfingin skapar meistarann! Sigurjón Már Fox Gunnarsson Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Mikilvæg gagnrýni eða tilraun til valdayfirtöku í Sósíalistaflokknum? Ása Lind Finnbogadóttir skrifar Skoðun Matvælaverð hefur nær þrefaldast frá stofnun Viðskiptaráðs! Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir skrifar Skoðun Alvarleg staða í umhverfi fréttamiðla Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Stéttarkerfi Halldóra Lillý Jóhannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Stöðvum Hamas. Einungis þannig getum við stöðvað hryllinginn á Gaza BIrgir Finnsson skrifar Skoðun Dagur líffræðilegrar fjölbreytni 2025 Rannveig Magnúsdóttir,Ole Sandberg,Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir,Rebecca Thompson,Skúli Skúlason,Sæunn Júlía Sigurjónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Æfingin skapar meistarann! Sigurjón Már Fox Gunnarsson skrifar Skoðun 140 sinnum líklegra að verða fyrir eldingu Sigurður G. Guðjónsson skrifar Skoðun Konum í afplánun fjölgar: Með flókin áföll á bakinu Tinna Eyberg Örlygsdóttir,Sigríður Ella Jónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Traust í húfi Eyjólfur Ármannsson skrifar Skoðun Verðmætasköpun án virðingar Berglind Harpa Svavarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Daði Már týnir sjálfum sér Heiðrún Lind Marteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Samhljómur við náttúruna og sjálfbæra þróun Anna María Ágústsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Aðgerðir gegn mansali í forgangi Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Enginn á verðinum – um ábyrgð, framtíðarsýn og mikilvægi forvirkrar stjórnsýslu Guðjón Heiðar Pálsson skrifar Skoðun Framtíðin fær húsnæði Ingunn Gunnarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Börnin sem deyja á Gaza Elín Pjetursdóttir skrifar Skoðun Brýr, sýkingar og börn Jón Pétur Zimsen skrifar Skoðun Konum í afplánun fjölgar: Með flókin áföll á bakinu Tinna Eyberg Örlygsdóttir,Sigríður Ella Jónsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hvað er lýðskóli eiginlega? Margrét Gauja Magnúsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Búum til pláss fyrir framtíðina Birna Þórarinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hættuleg ofnotkun svefnlyfja á Íslandi Drífa Sigfúsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Kveikjum neistann um allt land Kolbrún Áslaugar Baldursdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ætlar Ísland að fara sömu leið og Evrópa í útlendingamálum? Kári Allansson skrifar Skoðun Samtökin 78 verðlauna sögufölsun Böðvar Björnsson skrifar Skoðun Afstaða – á vaktinni í 20 ár Arndís Vilhjálmsdóttir,Guðbjörg Sveinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Menntun sem mannréttindi – ekki forréttindi París Anna Bergmann,Sigurður Kári Harðarson skrifar Skoðun Varað við embætti sérstaks saksóknara Gestur Jónsson skrifar Skoðun Út af sporinu en ekki týnd að eilífu María Helena Mazul skrifar Skoðun Meira að segja formaður Viðreisnar Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson 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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