tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post2475264954706182158..comments2024-02-14T14:59:52.298+00:00Comments on Sands Media Services: Thatcher: Regionals capture the moodPeter Sandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17353740636707756851noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-25125718135371556912013-05-22T14:25:33.689+01:002013-05-22T14:25:33.689+01:00Very interesting
Margaret Thatcher was a controve...Very interesting<br /><br />Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figure- it's a shame she didn't leave the EUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-71680686483092197392013-04-16T00:05:39.070+01:002013-04-16T00:05:39.070+01:00Hello, I was very encouraged to find this site. Th...Hello, I was very encouraged to find this site. The reason being that this is such an informative post. I wanted to thank you for this informative read of the subject.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153206530178260659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-71171082067001986862013-04-11T14:44:07.888+01:002013-04-11T14:44:07.888+01:00I'm amazed, I have to say. Really hardly at an...I'm amazed, I have to say. Really hardly at any time do I experience a site that's the two educative and entertaining, and allow me tell you, you might have strike the nail on the head. Your concept is fantastic the issue is anything that not ample men and women are speaking intelligently about. I am very joyful that I stumbled across this in my find for anything referring to this.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082966861788736427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-91044553918753278082013-04-09T22:28:40.141+01:002013-04-09T22:28:40.141+01:00I think the regionals have outdone the nationals o...I think the regionals have outdone the nationals on Maggie's death.<br />I particularly like the Western Mail's front. I doubt it ever thought of producing a gushing tribute edition like the Daily Mail, but achieves a neutral front page, without being as simplistic as 'loved by some, hated by others'. The front page suggests an indepth analysis of her time in power and legacy.<br />That's not to say I don't like the more forthright and opinionated fronts produced by the Sheffield Star and the South Wales Evening Post.<br />I prefer the Post's choice of critic however, Tyrone O'Sullivan led a miners' colliery buyout. I think such strong criticism from Blunkett is hypocritical. It's amusing how Blunkett, who did so much to erode civil liberties as home secretary, is pictured against a picture taken from a scene where the police are widely seen as having acted out of control to aid their political masters. <br />The Scotsman's headline hints at the contradictions behind Thatcher's rhetoric and implementation of her policies.<br />I also think the regionals have beat the nationals through the use of black and white pics.<br />I imagine this is largely a forced choice, as much of their archives would have been black and white.<br />The nationals appear to have ignored the earlier period of her premiership in favour of selecting colour pics from the late 80s.<br />However I think as the miner's strike and the Falklands were the defining issues of her era (or should that be error) and would have mostly been reported and pictured in the press in black and white, the regionals' use of mono pics best capture that time.<br />TwmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-49905236389191626522013-04-09T21:59:41.199+01:002013-04-09T21:59:41.199+01:00This comment needs a 'Like' button
TwmThis comment needs a 'Like' button<br /><br />TwmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-49164572509567509162013-04-09T21:51:22.719+01:002013-04-09T21:51:22.719+01:00Thank youThank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-49167075773434306112013-04-09T18:58:46.447+01:002013-04-09T18:58:46.447+01:00Really great idea to do a survey of the papers.
F...Really great idea to do a survey of the papers. <br />For me, the hated leader was cast out years ago,while a frail old lady died yesterday; I'm upset by people rejoicing at her human departure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-79778166177298105372013-04-09T15:37:24.400+01:002013-04-09T15:37:24.400+01:00I lived and worked in Liverpool at this time .This...I lived and worked in Liverpool at this time .This description of its workers and attitudes is completely unrecognisable to me. Tory boy posting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-71778569786611545932013-04-09T15:27:07.464+01:002013-04-09T15:27:07.464+01:00I was involved in Industrial Relations in Liverpoo...I was involved in Industrial Relations in Liverpool. Liverpool was beset with industrial disputes. We even had them over how the broccoli was cooked in the canteen and over matters like refusing to work when the temperature rose above 80 F unless we provided free orange juice. Job and finish which was rife in dock working spread to other industries and people thought they had the right to go home when they considered they had done a fair days work. Frequently you could not get the workforce out of the canteen or alternatively they would sit in the wash rooms throwing discarded cigarette butts down the sink and then suing the Company for failing to provide adequate washing facilities. Theft was rampant and innovation of new plant and machinery was impossible. I am not sure what Thatcher did to Liverpool which Liverpudlians were not capable of doing themselves with far greater efficiency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-71288459600946056432013-04-09T13:41:51.246+01:002013-04-09T13:41:51.246+01:00full points and straight into the final. love it....full points and straight into the final. love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-54045366352762330762013-04-09T13:18:12.007+01:002013-04-09T13:18:12.007+01:00Thanks for the great overview. The lame headlines ...Thanks for the great overview. The lame headlines in the majority of the papers are perhaps to be expected. "They'd send a limousine anyway" as The Clash wrote. robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08743788064455642852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-14518178753866935442013-04-09T12:27:54.472+01:002013-04-09T12:27:54.472+01:00Never been to this blog before: congratulations on...Never been to this blog before: congratulations on your analysis (and grown-up voice)Philip Insallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-54628078340897733252013-04-09T11:15:45.910+01:002013-04-09T11:15:45.910+01:00That is brilliant.That is brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-49784152685339149432013-04-09T10:48:53.798+01:002013-04-09T10:48:53.798+01:00Fascinating piece Peter. Heartening to see so many...Fascinating piece Peter. Heartening to see so many fantastic regional splashes in there. Matt NixsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-77353527126649533792013-04-09T10:45:22.056+01:002013-04-09T10:45:22.056+01:00Agreed. Fascinating. The coverage from some of the...Agreed. Fascinating. The coverage from some of the regionals 'almost' restores my faith in print journalism! Good to see them reflecting the views of many of their readers rather than just playing it safe. Though I don't recall the Sheffield Star being quite so brave at the time. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-72638134248699457682013-04-09T10:25:38.389+01:002013-04-09T10:25:38.389+01:00It's interesting that a someone like Thatcher,...It's interesting that a someone like Thatcher, who personified political ruthlessness whilst active, can for some (even on the Left) become simply a 'Frail old lady' in death.<br />Some of us live in regions that were decimated by her term as PM, and will never be the same again - just as the UK will never be.<br />Personally I write from Liverpool, a city that (as was revealed quite recently) was contrived to fall into a 'Managed Decline' under Thatcher. It doesn't get more hateful than that.<br />As has been said elsewhere, she did more damage to Britain than Hitler ever did. <br />As far as respectful etiquette in the aftermath of her death goes, you might take a look at this:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-death-etiquette<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-9883539677697040922013-04-09T10:24:07.909+01:002013-04-09T10:24:07.909+01:00great blog! very interestinggreat blog! very interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404500052876853876.post-24002190470806705692013-04-09T10:01:03.961+01:002013-04-09T10:01:03.961+01:00None of the tabloids went with the obvious pun - I...None of the tabloids went with the obvious pun - Iron Lady Rusts In Peace. Shameful.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559721137290332762noreply@blogger.com