The Other Minister (was Re: Is Umbridge a commentary on British govt. ed

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Janette <jnferr at ...> wrote:
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> >
> > Geoff:
> > The rollcall of PMs in the 1990s was that Margaret Thatcher 
stepped
> > down in November 1990 and was succeeded by John Major who remained
> > in office until May 1997 when Tony Blair's Labour Party ousted the
> > Conservatives.
> 
> montims:
> stepped down?  Or was she pushed???
> 
> Speaking totally OT of British politics, the most poignant memory I 
have was
> of Spitting Image when the Tories got in again, and the singing 
of "Tomorrow
> belongs to me" - I was in tears...

The key for me to Umbridge NOT being Thatcher is that Maggie never 
bothered playing around with that cutsie feminine image but ruled 
with a rod of iron (or a handbag) from day one. And if we're speaking 
Spitting Image, the best depiction of that was the restaurant scene 
with Thatcher and cabinet out to dinner. As Thatcher orders her steak 
the waitress enquires, 'And the vegeatables?' To which Thatcher 
responds, 'Oh they'll have the same as me.' 

Mercia
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