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A tale of two premiers

Jun 22 2007

MARGARET Thatcher, now far into her dotage, was mobbed by ex-servicemen who'd fought in the Falklands War.

They all wanted to shake her hand as they assembled to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the British victory in the South Atlantic, and cheered her to the rafters as, tremulously, she joined them for lunch at Greenwich.

Is it likely, do you reckon, that Blair will be similarly honoured when the 25th anniversary of our Iraqi invasion comes round?

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