Having spent the first 10 years of my life under the iron rule of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, it’s impossible not to take a little bit of morbid pleasure in the UK media death watch that is surrounding her ailing health right now. Never has there been a more hated political figure – even as kids we were taught to despise her. At school we used to chant Thatcher, Thatcher, Milk Snatcher!, in reference to her outlawing free milk for school children, and I totally remember rocking out to some anarchist punk song called “We Won’t Pay The Poll Tax!” with the neighborhood kids, even though we didn’t have a clue what it was about.
To find out if the Iron Lady has popped her clogs yet, visit IsThatcherDeadYet.co.uk.
