>
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>
> Although an interesting idea I really don't think Mrs Thatcher kept
imperial
> on the roads for the reasons you mention.
> Whose government brought in Liter priced petrol pump?
>
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I remember seeing Mrs Thatcher on television in 1979 announcing "We have
saved the pint and the mile for Britain" (or words to that effect). While
I
might have agreed with some of her policies, her Euroscepticism was an
embarrassment, especially when I was visiting my Dutch relations.
Are you sure? In 1979 she had the unenviable job of creating a cabinet with
minority rule filled with left-wingers who loved the EU project ("tory
wets") as well as those who would go on to help her create "Thatcherism"
("dry tories"). I cannot see her working on anything but domestic
situations in the first few years. (Bear in mind this was during my
pre-teens, and my admiration of Thatcher was to come some years later).
Also please remember that her euroscepticism is indicative of the majority
view in the UK - and also remember that more recently the Dutch have become
a more eurosceptic nation.
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