Thatcher Told a Lie in the Commons - Shock

To listen to the apologists for the hideous amoral piece of dog excrement that is Mrs Thatcher, you'd think such a thing was inconceivable. However, I suspect when faced with the evidence they'd probably just say "oh well she did it for the good of Britain". Of course it didn't do Britain any good in this case, but why let the truth get in the way of a good bit of warmongering: a principle our current PM seems keen to follow.

Thatcher was asked about BA 149 by Tony Banks shortly after it had been allowed to land in Kuwait. She answered in her usual robust style that the plane had landed and refuelled and had a change of crew, and that it had all taken place prior to the invasion (this is all amtter of record in Hansard and the TV coverage). In my opinion, Thatcher must have known that wasn't true -or if she didn't she damn well shouldn't have opened her condescending nasty horrible mouth. The invasion had in fact begun several hours before the plane landed as several hundred innocent passengers found to their cost when they were rounded up by Saddam's troops and held in extremely unpleasant conditions. Not all of them lived to tell the tale.

Thatcher may not (or indeed may) have been responsible for the actions of BA management in this case (there is speculation that the plane was made to land because there were special forces on board), but she could have either kept quiet or told the truth in the House Of Commons.

It seems contempt for the House isn't as new as some would like to suggest.