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mahatmakanejeeves

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1. I believe this is the transcript.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:04 PM
Saturday
https://genius.com/Glenda-jackson-mp-house-of-commons-speech-on-baroness-thatcher-annotated

An excerpt:

In coming to the basis of Thatcherism, I come to the spiritual part of what I regard as the desperately wrong track down which Thatcherism took this country. We were told that everything I had been taught to regard as a vice—and I still regard them as vices—was, in fact, under Thatcherism, a virtue: greed, selfishness, no care for the weaker, sharp elbows, sharp knees, all these were the way forward. We have heard much, and will continue to hear over next week, about the barriers that were broken down by Thatcherism, the establishment that was destroyed.

I heard some fireworks earlier tonight, too early for anyone to be setting off fireworks. I thought, "Could it be?"

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When the great day comes [View all] dflprincess Saturday OP
I believe this is the transcript. mahatmakanejeeves Saturday #1
The Lady and the Chair stand on principle bucolic_frolic Saturday #2
Yes, that was a very judicious and polite butt kicking at the end. flashman13 Saturday #4
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A while back SmoothDunk illustrated what will be my response, should I live long enough: Grokenstein Saturday #5
That wouls be Dame Glenda Jackson. soldierant Saturday #6
She was CBE but she turned down a Damehood dflprincess Yesterday #9
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Impressive. Isn' oasis Yesterday #8
Brilliant malaise 20 hrs ago #10
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