In the 20th century, other than Churchill, Thatcher was the only one who was unequivocal in her stance, said what she meant, meant what she said and then followed up - it was only the (male) hand-wringers who watered down so many things.
There is no one, other than Winnie, who would, for example, have taken the decision - as awful as it was necessary - to take on and sink the Belgrano. No one else would have had the gumption to even take on the Argies, the Bennies would have been hung out to dry and speaking Spanish by now.
The problem, with gobmint of any colour, is when they get an unassailable majority and they then think they're invincible. She too fell into that trap, unfortunately. And we can only hope that, despite Liabour's current intention to make (and succeeding in making) themselves the most unpopular gobmint in the history of the universe, that Dave et alia don't get in with too much of a thumping majority in a couple of years.
Well done Maggie. 
)
