Norman Tebbitt

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12367

Died aged 94.

Kettering Poolie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:34 am

He got on his bike then! bbolt

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7428

I wish there were real politicians about today like him irrespective what party he was from.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12367

Kettering Poolie wrote:

He got on his bike then! bbolt

I think he got off it and kicked the bucket !!!!

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7515

RIP
At least he had a proper job before politics unlike those of today, And believe he did national service unlike those of today, He was actually a MAN unlike those of today.
Packed in politics to look after his sick wife, While those of today hate the sick and disabled and old.

Utter Twats, And thats me being polite.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37466

Spitting Images had him as the Chingford Skinhead, he absolutely loved it.
Remember going past the bombed Hotel in Brighton en route to Pompey and he quit to to care for his wife who ended up in a wheel chair from the injuries in the explosion ….and died a couple of years ago ….even though Thatcher begged him to stay, but said his wife came first.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22669

RIP Norman, a legend.

Bazil · **Joined:** Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:32 pm **Posts:** 83

A proper politician.

Honest, straight talking and I believe he genuinely tried to make our country a better place.

Puts the current shower to shame and no, I’m not a dyed in the wool Tory.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37466

Kettering Poolie wrote:

He got on his bike then! bbolt

I heard someone on the news this morning saying his ‘get on your bike ‘ remark was taken totally out of context by the papers….he really said his father was unemployed and rode around on his bike looking for work in the town they lived in until he got a labouring job.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19758

Bazil wrote:

A proper politician.

Honest, straight talking and I believe he genuinely tried to make our country a better place.

Puts the current shower to shame and no, I’m not a dyed in the wool Tory.

agree on every single word there. fact is would he have got where he got if he was around today in politics.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37466

accrington fan wrote:

Bazil wrote:

A proper politician.

Honest, straight talking and I believe he genuinely tried to make our country a better place.

Puts the current shower to shame and no, I’m not a dyed in the wool Tory.

agree on every single word there. fact is would he have got where he got if he was around today in politics.

No chance ..they’re just employ poetic gobshites who NEVER answer a question…come to that most of the Labour MP’s pre Blair would never get near a place in Parliament today, because they said it as it was.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7515

accrington fan wrote:

Bazil wrote:

A proper politician.

Honest, straight talking and I believe he genuinely tried to make our country a better place.

Puts the current shower to shame and no, I’m not a dyed in the wool Tory.

agree on every single word there. fact is would he have got where he got if he was around today in politics.

NO, He had integrity

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19758

for once i do not think this is a case of making a hero out of somebody because they have died when they were not in life. its more of how politicians and what voters think of them have dropped to an all time low in 40 years. at least they looked and talked the part unlike todays versions of political stepford wives.

Norman Tebbitt

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