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Some lucky political historian and/or transport enthusiast has just acquired an extremely bizarre and unique vehicle, with this custom-made, strengthened bus, once used to shuffle the lady PM between appointments, fetching £16,940 at auction.
The auctioneer said the 28 tonne, armour-plated bus is believed to have been built during the 1980s, and was used only for Thatcher’s “Hell & Handbags” tour of intimate venues and clubs in Northern Ireland at the height of her reign of terror. The bus only has 28,000km on the clock and, given the “issues” facing Northern Ireland at the time, features a bomb-proof, armour-plated body, blast-proof floor, strengthened glass and enough room for 35 people to feel safe and secure when driving through crowds of people who don’t like them very much.
Despite the military spec, Thatcher’s tour bus was given a mundane paint job and features the logo of some random bus company on the side, to help it blend in when out and about.
Apparently the bus originally shipped with its own internal generator and private air supply, making its sealable environment impervious to chemical, biological and even nuclear attacks. We know she was quite unpopular back then, but nuking Thatcher might’ve been taking protesting a little far. [Guardian]
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“We know she was quite unpopular back then, but nuking Thatcher might’ve been taking protesting a little far” – You obviously don’t remember the 80′s then
Pimped her ride
Unpopular? Clearly you are unfamiliar with history….. The woman won 3 general elections !
“3 general elections” – but don’t forget ’91 the IRA attempted to mortar bomb downing street while the cabinet was in session, originally ment to be at Margret Thatcher
She was and still is the most hated politician ever (unless you were a yuppie banker/stock trader or getting backhanders to sell of the countries assets)
I think you’ll find she was also the most loved politician ever.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-fifth-in-poll-of-pms-of-past-50-years-8498160.html?origin=internalSearch
Loved by whom, the rich and greedy whose pockets she lined at the expense of this country of course,
i am not a hateful person, but i can honestly say i hate her for what she did to this country, she bread a society of greed and profiteering by the rich, for the rich and that legacy of greed in the financial institutions remains, culminating in the state in which we find ourselves today
i for one will be glad when the old hag is gone from this planet
the trouble is today most people look through rose tinted glasses and get their information through biographies and movies i like Darrell was alive and voting in the 80s and remember it all too well
History? I was alive and of voting age by the mid 80′s. Please tell me the last time a Prime Minister was elected with more than 50% of the Vote, let alone the possible vote. Elected is not the same as popular.
Im scottish and even i love her!
The likes would suggest see is hated at a 2:1 ratio. I am planning to have a street party when she passes on – I will not be happy till she is rotting in the ground. And I am still debating if it would be too much to dig her up and skulk fuck the fucking bitch.
Evidently she’s still as polarising as ever.
My tuppence – she and her misguided policies destroyed jobs, families, communities, towns, cities, even countries. Hate is a strong word, and I hate what she inflicted on millions of people.
Policies that were so misguided that not one politician has reversed a single one of them to date, left or right.
She could have cooked meth in that
I believe the insides of the walls are lined with sigils and pentagrams she put there using her powers of dark satanic magic.
Damn, £17k is a bargain. I wish I knew.
It’s probably worth a lot more now.