Glenda Jackson: Late ex-MP delivers immense anti-Thatcher speech days after Thatcher's death

Glenda Jackson on the 10 April 2013, two days after the death of Margaret Thatcher, delivers an explosive speech on how Thatcherism has destroyed Britain.
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[@Nemo59646]

I'm old,poor and disabled (cerebral palsy) Glenda Jackson spoke for me and countless others,who have no voice in society.

[@glennsmith7311]

Extremely well said.

[@norrismcsquirter9874]

Thatcher saved this country from the vile clutches of socialism.

[@stormytempest6521]

​@@norrismcsquirter9874 Thatcher got stabbed in the back, Years later Johnson getting stabbed in the back RIGHT NOW, same old Tories,

[@killmrdarcy4367]

@@norrismcsquirter9874 One only has to view your spelling 'Norry', to realise what Thatcher did to schools, while "the vile clutches" of neoliberalism are and remain far worse than - now let me spell it for you - S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M!

[@Patrick-fm5dk]

@@killmrdarcy4367 norry must have been squirting hard when he wrote that attempt at a point, judging by the dreadful spelling 😂

[@arynrowland862]

What I like about this woman, was that she didn’t let the moaning and chuntering from the other side stop her. She went right on speaking.

[@jerometaperman7102]

That's normal in the UK parliament.

[@ntodd4110]

@@jerometaperman7102 Yeah, in British-style parliaments, you have to be able to speak while other members do their best to loudly distract you. The U.S. Congress followed the example of the Iroquoi , who always took turns speaking. A much more civilized way of debate, to be sure.

[@jerometaperman7102]

@@ntodd4110 - I did not know that about the Iroquois but I agree that it is better.

[@GeorgeChuy]

​@@ntodd4110 Somewhat like a teacher speaking nonchalantly in a tumultuous classroom.

[@ntodd4110]

@@kopend Sure, those people are all cretins, BUT they must wait their turn to speak, which is a more civilized and productive way of managing debate - even when lunatics lunatics participate.

[@bodybalanceU2]

never a truer word said about the destruction and nastiness of thatcherism - good on you Lady Glenda Jackson

[@swaingles]

I could not sympathize more with Mrs. Jackson for we are under a Thatcherist government in Argentina at present.

[@annibanner]

Great speech by Glenda Jackson bravely exposing the truth about Thatcher's character and legacy. What is concerning and sickening is Sir Keir Starmer's recent comments claiming he admires that vindictive "woman" who destroyed whole communities in the U.K. and was a good friend and protector of Chile's dictator and murderer Pinochet and also the child molester Jimmy Saville! Glenda Jackson was True Labour NOT New Labour and she will be remembered for her talent, her hard work and her integrity.

[@quinftbl]

Great respect and appreciation to Glenda Jackson for her honesty. RIP Glenda Jackson.

[@nathangarrett4004]

Sometimes when I’m questioning why I care so much about politics and policy and the feelings of indifference or ennui kick in, I listen to this speech and remind myself why I care. Thank you, Glenda.

[@tomsdottir]

Have another listen to Kinnock's speech just before the khaki election of 1983: that's another bracer. "I warn you not to be old..."

[@MrMarinus18]

A truth that we need to keep in mind is that doing nothing is a decision. Doing nothing is not the same as not making a decision. You can decide to do nothing and that means that other people will make the decisions for you.

[@craven5328]

I hear you! I'm Canadian, and when I feel that way I look back at some of the speeches from our former Parliament members...and sometimes even British ones, like Tony Benn!

[@TheTardisDreamer]

Yeah, there are some political speeches that are brilliant and remind you why it's so important to care.

[@nathangarrett4004]

@@craven5328 I'm also Canadian. Unfortunately there have been very few great orators in the history of the Canadian parliament. Where are you from if you don't mind my asking?

[@DianeRandall-q8b]

Spot on Glenda. RIP Glenda. Thank you Politics Joe for reviving this great speech.

[@maalikserebryakov]

Shes mad thatcher was hot and she’s deformed

[@sylviabaxter265]

What a poisonous hateful speech to give to the memory of Baroness Thatcher RIP.

[@DianeRandall-q8b]

For SylviaBaxter. Of course you and I both have the absolute right to hold different opinions of Margaret Thatcher, however, I am wondering if you were an adult when she became p.m., or if you directly suffered because of the uncaring damage she caused for millions of people in all walks of life, or if you were employed amongst the many thousands of working people whose livelihoods were destroyed because of her insane hatred of unions. Everything Glenda Jackson said in her H of C speech about Margaret Thatcher was absolutely true. Before Thatcher ever rose beyond a more junior ministerial position, because of her miserliness and deeply uncharitable behaviours,she was commonly known as ‘Thatcher, the school milk snatcher’. Rightly, Thatcher was hated by millions of good people in Britain.

[@helveticaification]

@@sylviabaxter265 It was all true. Sometimes the truth hurts.

[@RobNorthampton]

@@sylviabaxter265 What a wonderful, truthful and enlightening speech for those people too young to remember the truly awful pit of despair that the despicable Thatcher plunged this country into! To defend that harridan, you must be extremely rich or extremely stupid. 😖

[@stephenconway2468]

My memory of Jackson as an MP was her crying during a radio interview as she tried to explain that there was no case to invade Iraq and that we were sending soldiers to their death as well as going to kill innocent people. She was so right. In the same interview there was some member of the public being absolutely gung ho and calling her everything he could on the public airwaves. I may not have agreed with her politics, but she was intelligent and honourable. In complete contrast to the persons making headlines in the UK and the US.

[@mickharrison9004]

Very well said freind .

[@russellbishop5995]

Absolutely spot on.

[@catherinethomas1276]

Yes too right it's terrible

[@Rockercaruthonyoutube]

Bollocks

[@tonyves]

Who is that bloke who was so "gung ho"? He needs an award.

[@johnkochen7264]

Glenda was the real deal. She will certainly be missed and I can only hope that her spirit is kept alive by the Labour Party.

[@realtijuana5998]

Labour has been coöpted by billionaires and the Zionist lobby. Irredeemable.

[@wildevixen7753]

Today's Labour Party is not the one she was motivated to join. Can we imagine Keir Starmer making a speech like this? Everything has to be safe and bland, for fear of rocking the boat.

[@antmagor]

They might have if they had not been foaming at the mouth to jettison Jeremy Corbyn. Everybody keeps pointing out that he never formed the government, to which I argue, the elites within his party (who rolled over from Blair and Brown) behaved as if they were trying to lose on purpose in the hopes someone someone who would take the knee for special interests. And I argue that is exactly what happened, and that they were prepared to lose in perpetuity because they would rather make deals with the people who profited off the problems, then actually solve the problems. Hence the SNP calling them Tori light when they were under Ed Miliband’s leadership.

[@lukereilly9844]

Labour has been the party of Thatcherism since 1997

[@att6484]

it won't be. not with the current clown.

[@mirygalas6508]

What a Speaker of The House! Calm, grounded, honest, polite, clear, assertive, truthful, articulate, open, empathic, respectful, informed, acknowledging, and pragmatic. To clarify, I'm referring to the man serving as Speaker of The House in this video. I found the way he mediated between both sides of The House top notch.

[@elizabethdarley8646]

And that's Mrs Thatcher. 🙂

[@caroaber]

No, that's John Bercow. Order, order.

[@elizabethdarley8646]

Mrs Thatcher had a degree in Chemistry and a degree in Law both from Oxford Uni

[@brokenrecord3523]

@@elizabethdarley8646 I'm not sure what your point is. Yes, she was educated, but she wasn't 90% of the things miry claims.

[@S-I-T]

@@elizabethdarley8646 And a heart from granite.

[@ClareFlynn-y8w]

Brilliant and passionate. RIP Glenda Jackson, great lady. And more credit that her actor’s voice won out over the constant background noise

[@anneliamohara2842]

Great woman ! God bless her ☘️.

[@emmabradford1740]

she held the floor with superb confidence

[@havefaith4358]

Amen!

[@havefaith4358]

@@emmabradford1740 She was comfortable in the skin she was in. When you have enough, you speak for those that don't.

[@somebloke757]

She was my MP and my first Labour vote, I even met her once. Loved her.

[@mickharrison9004]

Amazing .

[@catherinethomas1276]

If she were my local mp I would have voted for her too.

[@mickharrison9004]

@@catherinethomas1276 good on you for saying .

[@bananafarmer7224]

Enjoy the memory. You won't ever see another Labour mp like her, that's for certain.

[@andrewneil6027]

This time next year is the rebranding Olympics… Same scum but different badges

[@1May1312]

As an American, I mainly knew of Jackson as an actor but knew that she later became a Labour MP. This is my first time hearing this amazing speech. She will be missed. RIP.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

There's another where she eviscerates _Iain Duncan-Smith_ that I think you'll also find worth your time.

[@helenswan705]

I've only just picked up on this. What a great video, thank you. I grew up with Thatcher and hate her with a vengeance.

[@jeffsimon9594]

Hate is really bad for you. Let it go.

[@annakonda6727]

This was such a treat! I've had enormous respect for Glenda Jackson forever, first as an actress, then as a politician. I also agree with her views on Thatcherism and had the dubious pleasure to be attending uni in England when Maggie was there ruining everything she could get her hands on.

[@ArtGirl82]

I think we can be pretty certain that the Queen herself was of the same mind as you and Glenda. I think during Thatcher's premiership, it was the only time her opinion on a sitting PM leaked to the press, and it wasn't complimentary. I know the palace threw a staffer under the bus for it, but considering her favourite PM was Wilson, there had to be some substance to those headlines.

[@richards9750]

This speech could be made today about the current mob of Tories. It's frightening how the public has short-term memories when it comes to the Conservatives Party.

[@mondegreen9709]

Ikr, it baffles me too how people can still vote for this rubbish. But you can say what you want about Thatcher - at least she had principles, albeit the wrong ones. Unlike whatever this is that calls itself the government now, they're just a spineless fucking mess.

[@drunkengamer1977]

English sheep are easy to manipulate with the Tory press. It's all immigrants fault innit.

[@lindacurrie8817]

As can the Black report the report that Thatcher did not want published even though Thatcher requested the now Lord Black a Torie to do it. Thatcher did not like the findings re UK inequality so the report was parked. The report was leaked. Take time to read it is very much relevant today as is this remarkable speech from the Great late Glenda Jackson. No doubt Torrid Tories are a brutal Toxic political party and government. Grave indeed. If Tories are not taking out for a generation their brutal brutality will have no stopping point. Yes very grave indeed.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

This reminds me of what I said when the tories took power again this time , first with Boris Johnson and now with Rishi Sunack. I hope all the people who voted them back in are pleased when they reap what they have sewn. Unfortunately I wasn't at any of the parties that were thrown when Thatcher died but I would have loved to have been at one. If it's actually possible the current tory administration seems like it might be even more stupid ignorant and nasty than Thatcher's evil reign of darkness. I'm glad Glenda Jackson said what I have been thinking for many years too. The Sex Pistols sang God Save The Queen , she ain't no human being . But they could have so easily sung it about Margaret Thatcher. In fact I think it is very unfair on the late Queen . Not so much on Thatcher. Thatcher was no human being. I wouldn't even call her a monster for fear of offending monsters which are far nicer creatures. RIP Glenda Jackson. The world misses you.

[@petefl1818]

Unfortunately, peoples short term memories also forget Tory Blair purged many leftwing Labour MP's like Glenda Jackson from the Labour party, like Starmer is doing today.

[@bryanwilliams7530]

History is repeating itself unfortunately, Rest in peace Glenda, honourable talented lady

[@dianeblach4322]

Well Bryan I’m sorry to say you are correct.

[@henrylechmere5042]

It always needs to repeat itself until lessons are learnt!

[@Elst07896]

Glenda Jackson: What a woman. I remember growing up with Ms Jackson - she seemed to be forever on the television (Women In Love, A Touch of Class, Mary, Queen of Scots...). What I find really interesting is that some of her speech is almost prophetic: Problems in/with the NHS, the homeless and Hogarth's vison of our society is no different now than it was 10 years ago. Thank you Ms Jackson...thank you for everything. ❤🙏🏾

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Hogarth's satiric realistic portraits of dystopian 18th century London -- A Rake's Progress; and companion pieces Beer Street and Gin Lane (in one a drunken young mother leans out a window, her baby about to topple to the street below) -- happily raised mass consciousness and wrought some will to reform.

[@docmalthus]

Let me add my tribute to Lady Glenda, both as a superb actress and equally superb representative of the people. And let me add a word for Andrew Faulds, who inspired Glenda to enter politics and was inspired himself by hosting Paul Robeson in his home when Robeson did Othello at Stratford. My blessings to both.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

I agree, she was indeed a glorious actor, and a wonderful MP, but she was not a 'Lady'! Glenda was awarded a CBE in 1978; maybe that's what you're thinking of? 🎖

[@docmalthus]

@@221b-Maker-Street Please to forgive this ignorant colonial. Here we bandy those terms about sincerely but rather carelessly.

[@annalisavajda252]

Yes well Canada has a former drama teacher as PM he's mocked for that but British Politics almost seems to demand dramatics.

[@stuartfishman1044]

One of the finest political speeches I've ever heard. The politicians of the US (my country) are largely incapable of the passion and concern that Glenda Jackson expressed with such eloquence. It was a pleasure to hear.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

I've been getting into US politics over the last 18 months, and I've been very impressed with _some_ members of your Congress who I think could hold their own against/stand shoulder-to-shoulder with, Our Glenda (who was magnificent). We'll gloss over MTG, Boebert, Santos, Jordan, Gaetz et al, and focus on the eloquence of Jamie Raskin, O'Rourke, Porter, Buttegieg (sp?) and the magnificent Hakeem Jeffries to name but a few. I've been very unwell recently and our own bumpy politics just feels too close to home; someone else's binfire (sorry) is often easier to bear than one's own at times like this. Especially enjoying your updated version of _Mr Smith Goes To Washington._ 😉🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@monoecumsemper]

""eloquent""??? so was Hitler.

[@Celisar1]

@@221b-Maker-Streetyou absolutely should mention Elizabeth Warren when it comes to politicians with eloquence and passion.

[@smtpgirl]

@@221b-Maker-Street Jamie Raskin is my House Representative. LOVE Jamie, Katie, Bernie and Beto

[@smtpgirl]

@@monoecumsemper another neoliberal...

[@victorevans4797]

Greatest actress ever. How can anybody give that speech without a script or teleprompter. Amazing.

[@jeannerogers7085]

American Bernie Sanders is like that.

[@Budleigh100]

They can when their words ring true from the heart and soul.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

Passion, practice, confidence, and a firm belief in what is right. Also decades of experience and discipline. Magnificent.

[@annalisavajda252]

It's called speaking from the heart.

[@emmabradford1740]

it is a thorough knowledge of the subject, poise, and conviction

[@jeffstone2136]

Glenda was one of the best MPs Britain ever had. Possessed honour and intellect that is sorely lacking in today's crop of dishonest, mealy mouthed corporate frontpeople.

[@smtpgirl]

she reminded me of a British Bernie Sanders

[@nicmart]

She wrote noting of significance, she said nothing memorable. Some of her acting will be remembered, but she left no intellectual legacy. I don't say that because I disagree with her, but because it is true. There have been politicians who wrote books worth reading, but she did not. To the extent that she is remembered, it will be for a few films and some TV.

[@nicmart]

@@rileyanoid8444 Stalin left a lasting impression on a lot more people.

[@joshpeck9266]

@@smtpgirlsanders was and is a fraud…more like mike gravel….

[@Quietly-David]

Great Woman, For the common man, and the homeless. The sad thing about homelessness, is that you become an invisible nuance.

[@tonylocke1214]

Glenda Jackson was not only an incredible actor, and orator, but also a truly decent, and honourable person. And absolutely right in her excoriation of the vile, hateful and unforgivable Thatcher.

[@Rose-zw2oe]

Absolutely bang on excellent speech Condolences 🙏 we will miss this Lady she was truly honourable. 👍🌹

[@jameshall6061]

Bellend

[@DaNiyaHodge]

Rip Glenda May Jackson, you will be missed

[@MOGGS1942]

@@jameshall6061 Right, Thatcher was a " bellend ".

[@clive373]

Love you comment. What a contrast to the tory who responded. He was like a caricature of a nasty, sinister, souless, psycopath! Then the speaker arrived, and wasn't he on the money! We need more Glenda Jacksons.

[@alicamgibbs1867]

I fear the essence of Glenda Jackson's speech has become timeless. She was a caring, articulate and courageous MP who actually gave a damn about her constituents and everyone in the country. Her passing has been a sad day indeed and the world is now a lesser place for it.

[@triciajohansen7124]

I was wondering if she was Glenda the MP or Glenda as Elizabeth I. Wow, what a speech, the woman had balls! RIP MP Jackson, you will be missed!❤😪🙏✝️

[@nigelwalker6103]

RIP Glenda Jackson. She was both a great politician and a great actress. She will be missed. We need more like her in the commons.

[@matthewgroom8689]

Legend Glenda, that's what decency, integrity and authenticity looks like, and guts!!!

[@Twoouttathreeaintbad]

Tremendous speach from Glenda. She hits the nail on the head - greed, pure & simple

[@jameshall6061]

Bellend

[@alfching2499]

And voters give her the permission to be a horrible witch

[@trident6547]

@@jameshall6061 Nice to meet you but you did not have to tell us what you are. We knew it already.

[@jameshall6061]

@@trident6547 Well I know what you are,another supercilious Numbskull who hides behind a pseudonym.Trident 65 ? FFS clownworld.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

That was the caricature, pure and simple.

[@f.ferrer8646]

Kudos to Ms Jackson for her bravery and her composure. What a shame to deliver this truthful and powerful message to a noisy and disrespectful audience that reminds of a kindergarten, a chicken coop or even a lunatic asylum.

[@waynesmith3767]

Great actress, great human being; I well remember her on an American talk show being challenged for promoting health care for all: withering look, followed by “ I don’t think people should be penalized for being ill.”And of course I remember the many amazing performances.

[@moorek1967]

And who is going to pay now for all the universal health care since our population is full of a bunch of people who are undocumented and wish to remain undocumented, so we give them better health care than people who are citizens. But citizens don't count, do they? Sen. Barack Obama co-sponsor S. 1033 in the 109th CONGRESS IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2005 A BILL To improve border security and immigration. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.-This Act may be cited as the “Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act”. (7) Illegal immigration fosters other illegal activity, including human smuggling, trafficking, and document fraud, all of which undermine the national security interests of the United States. (8) Illegal immigration burdens States and local communities with hundreds of millions of dollars in uncompensated expenses for law enforcement, health care, and other essential services. Citizens don't count, do they? Obama said they do, in 2005 but to get your vote, he said something different in to get your vote. This is taken directly from, and I mean directly, not from another source, not from a Republican or Conservative website, this is Congress.gov, the official website of tracking what every senator has voted for, put his name on, signed, sponsored or co-sponsored. Now, do you agree that universal health care will work in the United States?

[@johnpglackin345]

And now her evil agenda is destroying Britain. As do all socialist.

[@jessnichols2803]

I revisit this speech regularly to remind myself of its searing brilliance. Thank you, Glenda. You make me proud to be a woman. RIP. xx

[@jameshall6061]

Numbskull

[@minui8758]

@@jameshall6061your defending the woman who destroyed our neighbourhoods. Scum!

[@alex.velasco]

@@jameshall6061 troll

[@jameshall6061]

@@alex.velasco Bellend

[@elainefell7943]

I can understand that - I've only just found it & already watched it twice & sent to about 10 people. It's so truthful & brilliant it would make you weep.

[@sausagembape677]

What an orator, fantastic speech, wonderful person who used her celebrity for good.

[@richardking3206]

I’m not at all sure that she used her celebrity in her political career at all. She used her abilities as an actor to good effect when speaking, and she knew the time to leave politics and have her swansong in her original career. She was just a brilliant actor, possibly the best we’ve ever had, and she surrendered that for her spell as an MP fighting for causes close to her heart. RIP Glenda.

[@leroysimon5692]

👍🏾

[@jenniferhill8410]

Very well said and sadly true rip Glenda

[@dorothysatterfield3699]

Hear, hear! And all without a note. She was a magnificent actor and an even more magnificent human being.

[@jscullyandmulderx25]

Sorry for the loss of Glenda Jackson. She was a brilliant actress and woman. Good she stood up to Thatcherism the best she could. To many politicians who embrace Thatcherism and Reaganom.

[@Trund27]

Very well said.

[@yvonnem.langlois5197]

Its called neoliberalism, and its what's destroying our western societies today.

[@danielkamdem897]

"People knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing"..... Well said

[@jamesc264]

RIP the great Glenda Jackson. Vale! Truth ,Caring, Principles, Integrity

[@tubecated_development]

The internet/antisocial media and greedism/consumerism now destroyed all of that

[@221b-Maker-Street]

@@tubecated_development The internet did no such thing; what rot. Vile people in power - and abuse of the vulnerable and needy - have existed forever. 😔

[@masterofallhesurveys]

Wow! What an incredible statement from such a wonderful lady. Huge love and respect. Love to you always, Glenda. R.I.P

[@damiensuil2183]

a person of moral fibre with a sense of moral justice ...how rare she was..r.i.p.

[@petersolomon5227]

Extraordinary fortitude and bearing. In this colourless, timorous age of political niceties and social tribalism I fear there will never be another Glenda Jackson. And that is a great loss.

[@toastedavalanche]

I sit here with tears in my eyes, both in tribute to a necessary voice of wisdom that we have lost, but also to a voice of wisdom we most urgently need.

[@Crinklechip-s]

What a fantastic speech. Well said.

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

Glenda Jackson spoke truth with clarity and strength. May she rest in peace. 🕊

[@melaubach]

What courage, conviction, and compassion! Speaking truth to power … Rest in peace, Glenda Jackson!

[@DrMontague]

Who gave the tories power? The people, three times!

[@christosyal5883]

I saw her in Toronto opposite Christopher Plummer in Macbeth. Her passion and power was just as strong in this video. When they heckled her, she didn’t stop. She beat down the hecklers and continued. RIP

[@ViolentOrchid]

She didn't denigrate, she stated realities. Angry babies can't deal with an honest eulogy.

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

They're two legged black holes. Demons.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

The exact same thing can be said about Thatcher. She didn't denigrate anything either, she stated realities and angry babies still can't deal with the honest eulogy she gave of the 1970s.

[@JackHGUK]

​@@myoctobersymphony4446 my guy she fucked the nation in order to apply short term fixes to systemic problems.

[@ozzie2612]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 she was tory she was evil , simples

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

@@ozzie2612 she fought evil, simple.

[@SouthdownsJohn]

Glenda Jackson = a great woman who DOES dare to tell the truth. I only wish she was in the House of Commons today.

[@catherinethomas1276]

Yes me as well

[@teresastolarskyj]

So, how do we inspire others today to pick up her mantle? This should be the question.

[@shauntempley9757]

@@teresastolarskyj They are there already talking loudly, just not on the campaign trail. The moment they appear to do that, vote for them.

[@Test-hw5fn]

Rest in Peace Glenda Jackson you fought the good fight. You deserve your rest.

[@patricksmart5673]

Glenda Jackson was a wonderful woman. I was lucky enough to meet her. It was at the demonstration against George W Bush's state visit. She was intrigued by my placard which read "Crawfish Bush, go home." So I explained to her what it meant. I talked to her like she was my equal.

[@christinethomas6763]

So good to be reminded this one of many of Glenda Jackson's "finest hours".

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello 👋 Christine... hope all's well with you there?

[@christinethomas6763]

@@franklinstephen3268 hi there - there's a surprise - a nice one I believe as I seem to remember you being in the same kind of 'bubble' as me on twitter and can safely presume it had something to do with the appalling excuse for a government which we still haven't got rid of entirely. Have to admit though I felt I was getting to say the same thing over and over again and have given Twitter a rest for some time now in favour of YT channels focusing on things in more depth. More than likely we'll cross paths again on other channels too but feel free to make contact if there-s something you'd like to share from whatever you think would be of interest. My major interests in following up discussions relating to 'make votes matter', radical reform of the workings of Parliament/role of MPs, and citizen assemblies.

[@franklinstephen3268]

@@christinethomas6763 it's a nice meeting with you here. I'd like us to discuss more about ourselves but am not more a politics person, I've been on KZbin for quite awhile now and i really enjoy most of the video i came across like camping, music and history etc....

[@franklinstephen3268]

@@christinethomas6763 I'm from Ohio what about you christine?

[@Nemo59646]

Wonderful actress,wonderful politician and a caring human(e) woman who fought for the poorest in our society. She went to the girls school in West Kirby,my boarding school for disabled children was next door. Rest in peace dear lady,condolences to your family.

[@mitchmitchell515]

Well said.

[@Nemo59646]

​@@mitchmitchell515 Thank you. What I wrote came from the heart. Coincidentally I wasn't moved when Thatcher died. Mitch I'm going down the pub to raise a glass to Glenda and to celebrate Johnson,getting his arse kicked by the cross-party committee.

[@harryborman8900]

Absolutely brilliant Glenda has articulated (in a way I never could) how I feel about the thatcher era and it’s terrible legacy even to this day.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

Glenda actually had a great time during the Thatcher era, so most of the speech really was just theatrics, which of course she was extremely proficient in.

[@thatmarchingarrow]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 In that speech she never claimed to have personally suffered because of it, just that the effects were very noticeable and terrible. You're trying so desperately to 'debunk' this, and it's not working.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

@@thatmarchingarrow right, the effects were so "very noticeable and terrible" that her own constituency voted for Maggie before they voted her in.

[@hayzed9491]

The way she talks through the dissenters and cowards is greatly missed, absolutely on point with every word and now proved right.

[@julianbidstrup6876]

So good to hear the truth retold so eloquently.Thank you

[@gwidonpopielski2885]

i am glad she passed. Red faced alcoholic.

[@AntonyClayton-eq1ul]

And didn't it rankle with the morally corrupt Tories?

[@johnpglackin345]

What truth?

[@michaelflick1177]

Glenda Jackson was utterly spot on about the awful legacy of the vile and uncaring Thatcher. She deserved no praise ever for the immense and deliberate damage she inflicted on so many ordinary British people who deserved so much better.

[@gryphonberlin]

M heart has seldom been so heavy as it is right now. The world is poorer without her.

[@marijeangalloway1560]

Brava! Bravissima Glenda! What a fiery spirit and power of oratory! No wonder she was the best Elizabeth I (other than the original) that ever has been, or will be.

[@robstimson4234]

This is such a powerful speech from a very intelligent woman. May she RIP.

[@jennifertate4397]

Great speech! And NOTHING against parliamentarian rules!

[@chrisstones1249]

Glenda Jackson , a total human being . nothing else to be said ,🙏

[@johndevitt6412]

Except "useless piece of shit!"

[@johnpglackin345]

She advocated for the government to have complete control over you lives.

[@r8chlletters]

What a brilliant woman. We need more like her.

[@alfching2499]

You only just woke up to this.I been spouting this for years

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

😠 Indeed we do. Where are the heirs of Barbara Castle? Jenny Lee? Betty Boothroyd? Mo Mowlam? Margaret Bondfield? Ellen Wilkinson? A resurgent Labour and Socialist Party must learn from these wonderful Members of Parliament before asking the electorate for permission to govern the country on our behalf.

[@ozzie2612]

@@sirmeowthelibrarycat anybody other than this lot... torys out

[@revolutionishere]

​@@alfching2499good for you, but that doesn't matter, just keep working on bringing people to consciousness and keep it moving.

[@peterbedford380]

What a great speech and a great loss to everybody who cares about social justice for everyone

[@doubleknocker5221]

Wow - how prescient - it's history repeating itself 😞

[@NikoHL]

RIP Glenda Jackson. Actor Par excellence and a speaker of truth to Power.

[@Trund27]

Hear, Hear!

[@lifes-entertainment2484]

What a speak! About time more people spoke like this!

[@alice1374]

John Bercow was a real one with parliamentary speeches

[@stevenhoward3358]

Yes, it seems a distant memory when the speaker had some semblance of control over the proceedings.

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

And a bit of a pompous bully too.

[@alice1374]

@@nudgenudgewinkwink3212 As was his right, it's a shame Hoyle isn't nearly the same as Bercow even if Hoyle has stepped in at points

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

@@alice1374 What!! he has the right to bully his staff 🤨

[@alice1374]

@@nudgenudgewinkwink3212 Well, it depends to the extent of bullying as all bullying is different there's severe extreme bullying and then the bullying that is playful and a side thing

[@johnboyle4797]

Rip Glenda Jackson, absolute legend.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Glenda was correct about Thatcher. We are still suffering from privatisation to this day as well as the running down of the NHS and public sector.

[@alfching2499]

Of course you are,she divided the nation and it’s never joined back again.She was the most Evil thing that ever walked the UK

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

She really wasn't though, it was a speech she gave to let off whatever steam she felt about the coalition government. It wasn't really about Thatcher at all.

[@Patrick-fm5dk]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 You give off the distinctive vibe of someone who couldn’t make a girl wet even if you had a water pistol

[@franc9111]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 troll

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

@@franc9111you're a troll yourself.

[@babyboomerrodg]

Bravo! Thank god somebody in the house spoke out

[@annielingray111]

So eloquently expressed. This speech was so needed to balance the preposterous lauding of Thatcher as a great leader of this country. I remember the high hopes girls and women in particular had for our first female PM. However, as Glenda says, Thatcher wreaked devastation on this country which has continued to this day. I could give a long list but the so-called "Care in the Community" left people with psychiatric problems homeless, without medical care or support. Social housing was sold off (and loopholes in the system allowed the already wealthy to purchase large tracts of London). Student grants began to be replaced by loans with high interest - meaning many young people from disadvantaged backgrounds could not go on to uni. Poll Tax inequality... I could go on...suffice to say, Thatcher tributes? She was the catalyst of many of today's problems.

[@tcb3901]

This is and always has been iconic ❤

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Such a brilliant speech and her vocie is so much more authoritative and wise than Thatchers that the juxtaposition between the two is beautiful.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

You must be hard of hearing since Thatcher's voice was perfectly authoritative and wise.

[@franc9111]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 troll

[@irenejohnston6802]

Believe MT was coached to speak in a lower register. Rather hectoring

[@abbott790]

The force of will and principle, dedication to speaking out against righteous injustice and even courage it would have taken to deliver that speech is nothing short of remarkable, as was Glenda herself. No one else could have done it like this and few would have ever tried. Thank You Glenda. You will be missed always and forgotten, never xxxxx.

[@joshdrayton1230]

What a powerful speech. It's so timely it should be played in full in prime time as a fitting tribute to the great woman Jackson was. The values she espoused are currently almost nowhere to be seen among politicians.

[@DrMontague]

The people voted thatcher in 3 TIMES. So who are to blame? THE PEOPLE!

[@randalllake2785]

Well done Glenda Jackson, hats off to you from a lover of British law.

[@giansideros]

1:28 she may have delivered that speech in 2013 but when I was in Primary School whilst The Conservatives were in power under John Major, I remember that we definitely had books wrapped in wall paper! It's so weird looking back at it now, by the time I was in secondary school, Labour were in and I never saw a wall paper wrapped book again. I bet that's what foodbanks are like for the youth today, just a normal part of life, when for me it was unheard of till I was in my twenties when the Conservatives took power again. School dinners were awful too, boiled leathery lamb and spam fritters, with concrete like biscuits for dessert, though the chocolate rice crispy chunks and chocolate cornflake blobs were actually ok too.

[@gourkernow5694]

Hear the scumbags opposite desperately trying to jeer her down, but it didn't work. Nice speech, said with real passion.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Yes…they sicken me

[@ChrisSmith-lo2kp]

I was a student in the UK in 1982 (from FSU) and she's not wrong about Thatcherism

[@ChrisSmith-lo2kp]

fyi the best send-up of Thatcherism is Peter Greenaway's film "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover"

[@johnpglackin345]

She is wrong about socialism. Socialism is evil to the core.

[@keithhardy8513]

A brilliant summary of "Thatcherism" 👍 RIP, Glenda Jackson 😢

[@HShango]

I like how powerful her speech is, Tories are even worse than demons

[@IanCullen]

I remember her giving this speech. Absolute legend.

[@lindadoughty9252]

That was brave of Glenda, just after the awful old bags demise 👏 And well done to John Bercow, who defended Glenda 👏

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

Calling Glenda an awful old bag is a bit harsh.

[@thelaurels13]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 She’s referring to your mother.

[@helenswan705]

I remember us singing 'the wiched witch is dead'.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

@@helenswan705 you must've really hated Glenda.

[@helenswan705]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 You entirely misunderstand. I hated Thatcher. I loved Glenda.

[@Euphoftoday]

Ten years later, things are even worse. The UK is finished.

[@grosvenorclub]

When there are no refugees wanting to go to the UK then you have a problem and if you are dissatisfied just leave .

[@ey67]

Just like the USA. Saint Ronny reagan was our Thatcher.

[@johnpglackin345]

Because of people like Glenda Jackson. She destroyed your country.

[@johnpglackin345]

​@@ey67The only thing Ronald Reagan did wrong was to pardon the illegal aliens. We are still paying for that betrayal. Everything else was OK

[@tomgoodwin9560]

Brilliant well spoken ❤

[@allegory6393]

The greatest of actors, the greatest of human beings, and the greatest of politicians. The world is a much darker place now without Glenda in it.

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

So in that respect she had a lot in common with Maggie.

[@tonyves]

Unless you're a democrat.

[@henrylechmere5042]

It's so depressing!

[@henrylechmere5042]

We need history not violence or discrimination!

[@allegory6393]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 A clown like you could only clown. The death of your 'Maggie' produced a sigh of relief, mate, among all those with a little bit of decency (and more than two brain cells to rub together), one POS less in this world! The opposite of the justified grief we feel for the great Glenda.

[@philipdurling1964]

May her memory be a blessing.

[@racheladkins6060]

She’s so right! Thatcherism was and IS EVIL!

[@mleggieri801]

You Go Girl! Glenda was never afraid to speak her mind about social and class injustice! We need more like you. Sadly, you will be missed.

[@stringer6435]

this government are a stain on this nation , country has declined and they sat back and continue to line there own pockets!

[@bryansmith1920]

This human was the first time I as a Socialist knew film stars were not just Lovey entitled Gits, But worthy of my support, by believing in them as Human Representatives

[@jami7772]

Undeterred, eloquent and beautiful. Queen of the monologue definitely. RIP Glenda

[@footscorn]

And they actually built a memoriam to this dispicable woman.

[@bugsbacon3025]

Simply superb. Love Glenda in all that she did. This speech is correct & those that could bare it no longer are the reason this county is broken.

[@Arateenteras]

What a brilliant decente human being and politicians , hope her words still resonate in many, specially now ! ❤️RIP

[@andrewneil6027]

So true it’s unbelievable

[@Gwalion]

A very sad loss. A woman I truly admire, she strode large on both stages. Condolences to family and friends. R.I.P. and thank you.

[@bartrebe]

Thank you for this upload.

[@cestlavie7132]

Bravo Glenda! The voice of truth always rattles the small of mind.

[@tilley6351]

Such a passionate speech!

[@anneclaffey2843]

Rest in Power, Glenda! You were a true hero 👏 👏🏽👏🏿💐