Keir Starmer has praised Margaret Thatcher for effecting “meaningful change” in Britain in an article directly appealing to Conservative voters to switch to Labour.
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the Labour leader said Thatcher had “set loose our natural entrepreneurialism” during her time as prime minister.
“Across Britain, there are people who feel disillusioned, frustrated, angry, worried. Many of them have always voted Conservative but feel that their party has left them,” he said. “I understand that. I saw that with my own party and acted to fix it. But I also understand that many will still be uncertain about Labour. I ask them to take a look at us again.”
In the article, Starmer pointed to Labour prime ministers of the past – Tony Blair and Clement Attleee – as well as Thatcher, as examples of how politicians can effect meaningful change.
Ah yes. Margaret fucking Thatcher. The center of politics.
Ah, come on. We both know there’s a large center of UK politics who think “well, say what you want about MT, at least she X”, where X can be something about “had a plan”, “won a war”, “showed those old party bosses”, “got rid of loss-making state businesses” etc.
I’m certainly not implying MT was at the center, merely that AT the center, some people have admiration for the Big Persons on both sides of the aisle.