Mrs Thatcher (From The Northern Echo)

Mrs Thatcher

4:54pm Monday 13th February 2012 in Letters

AS someone who wrote in positive response to an earlier letter about Margaret Thatcher, I wish to reply to the letter from Bob Ratcliffe (HAS, Feb 5) in which he asserts she was no friend of the North-East.

On a simple level, many will remember her coming and supporting the development of the Mandale area of Stockton but on a much higher plain, she left office leaving a very strong economy which benefited us all.

Is it any wonder that her right hand man, Nigel Lawson, is now often to be seen on BBC’s Newsnight and The Daily Politics show, giving his advice on how to get out of the mess Tony Blair and Gordon Brown left us?

Perhaps Mr Ratcliffe might reflect and let us know what Tony Blair did for the North- East, despite his home and constituency being in County Durham.

Colin Hatton, Marton.