'No, no, no!' - Margaret Thatcher's Most Iconic Speech Analysed

The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher is about to stand in Parliament and make one of her most iconic speeches.

The Prime Minister had just returned from an European summit in Rome where commissioner Jacques Delores had proposed further European integration.

Mrs Thatcher responded - 'No, no, no.'

Whilst that line has become iconic, Professor Richard Whitman explains how Thatcher's view on Europe was actually a fascinating journey.

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[PAULJQUINN]

She didn’t get everything right, but she was a very strong politician not like nowadays

[MrSimplesimon]

Love her or loathe her, Margaret Thatcher was one of the strongest most opinionated pm, s this country has ever seen, and this country needs her double her right now

[billwellington]

Starmer had her portrait removed.
Tells you all you need to know....

[trlavalley]

The Lady's not for Turning. - Great Woman, Great Leader.

[sallyjeffrey]

MT was such a strong PM with such conviction. MT had such an allegiance to Britain and would have stood against the destructive politician’s attitudes and behaviours we are witnessing and being subjected to today ✊

[iainsloan]

Amazing Great Lady. sadly missed. RIP.

[Bigstory]

Maggie was an utter legend & even people who I know disliked her now say they wish we had leaders ike her instead of the absolute fairy’s & woke cowards we have now

[k.l]

The Iron Lady
There would not have been all the mess the country is in now, If she was here today

[LesFleming-umel]

The best PM we ever had sadly missed ❤

[tugg]

She LOVED this country 100%..not like these lowlifes running it now..R.I.P Maggie..

[scottmarcum]

Iron Maggie…the world needs more of toughness and honesty and integrity…

[alanclark]

The Iron Lady wouldn't have let Britain get to the place we are in now, love her, or hate her. She had balls and loved this country

[Kiwiana]

We absolutely need people like her now, great woman.

[xvozref]

God bless this woman, look at the state of leaders we've had since and have currently

[jamiedouglas]

Mad thing is she's our first, only female PM (forgetting Ms May, she wasnt around long enough to count) and she had bigger balls than any male PM that followed her.

[michaeljohndennis]

I was only a teenager in Rural Ireland when Mrs Thatcher was PM and even then, I hugely respected her strong leadership - many years later, as an Irish patriot here in Manchester U.K., she has been proven correct on so many issues and I just wish that we had leaders of her strength and calibre today 🇮🇪☘️🇬🇧😍🙏

[anthonyshirley]

She was one on the best pity she not here now

[djferni]

This lady was the last great leader of the United kingdom. Respect and gratitude to her.

[billkilday]

Hated her at the time, but I'm older now and realise how strong she was. Didn't agree with all of her policies, but when she spoke, world leaders listened. How we need her now.

[HoboJay-ld]

People may say oh she did things that worked against the people sometimes
But just look at the shower of $#!T we have now