Originally Posted by TragicDoggie:
“George Galloway a few minutes after the death of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Respect MP for Bradford West took to Twitter writing "Tramp the dirt down".
And his party is called Respect What a shame that he, as a politician does not have or show any.
Edit. You have just gone down in my opinion Galloway. Any 'Respect' I had for you is now gone, forever.”
It's a reference to a line from an Elvis Costello song from the Thatcher era - as you may or may not know.
Feelings were running extremely high in those days and there was a strong feeling of anarchy in the air, as personified by (amongst others) the punk movement.
I personally witnessed running battles between police and striking miners which were absolutely horrific.
All of this, of course, culminated in the infamous 'Battle of Trafalgar' which spelled the end of the Thatcher era.
None of the above excuses The Respect MP for Bradford West, but I just wanted to put this in context.
Times have changed and moved on, but some people, as has been stated, are unable to let bygones be bygones.
Many families and communities were extremely badly treated during those times and I suspect that it will take several generations (if ever) to rebuild the sense of pride and belonging that they once had.