Goodbye Maggie

"I love argument. I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me - that's not their job".
Baroness Thatcher

There's a lot about the late Margerate Thatcher that I can relate to.  I like that she was opinionated but didn't expect everyone to agree with her, which as an opinionated but open minded person myself I can identify with.  

I don't consider myself a Conservative supporter because I struggle to entirely align myself to any one political party. My views drift across a spectrum of parties and stand-alone politicians so it's hard to lable myself with any of the coloured ribbons. 

My ribbon would be a rainbow of political observations, in different proportions and capacities depending on the subject matter.  And they would be interchangable, depending on the mood I'm in, what conversations I've had with others, the stage of life I'm at and what kind of week I'm having.  

Margaret Thatcher wasn't little miss popular, and her methods were questioned by many, but she was a gutsy woman in a tough job and for that alone I have a lot of respect for her.  I'm saying this because since the news broke that she departed this world earlier today, there's already a lot of people spouting a lot of negative views against her and the actions she took when she was in power.  I can't help but feel though, in that particular job description, if you've not fallen out with half the country you must not doing very much. 

Whether you agreed with her views or not, no one can deny she was a formidable woman and a pillar of strength who believed in the greatness of her country.  She was brave, bold and bright, in outfits and in business.