The Thatcher Twins

[darmstadt]

Just out of interest, why do they both live on mainland Europe and not in the UK?

Margaret Thatcher dead: Carol and Mark will return to the UK today but ask for privacy | Mail Online

Sir Mark Thatcher - Marbella, Spain (WTF did he do to get the 'Sir' title, oh, I know. dodgy arms deals)
Carol Thatcher - Klosters, Switzerland

[DodgyAgent]

Just out of interest, why do they both live on mainland Europe and not in the UK?

Margaret Thatcher dead: Carol and Mark will return to the UK today but ask for privacy | Mail Online

Sir Mark Thatcher - Marbella, Spain (WTF did he do to get the 'Sir' title, oh, I know. dodgy arms deals)
Carol Thatcher - Klosters, Switzerland

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Why wouldn't or why shouldn't they?

[SueEllen]

Mark Thatcher is a crook.

Carol Thatcher is a racist.

If you want to escape the UK press you live abroad.

[vetran]

Sir Mark Thatcher - Marbella, Spain (WTF did he do to get the 'Sir' title,His Dad (the Baron) died Mark Thatcher inherited the Sir)
Carol Thatcher - Klosters, Switzerland

FTFY

I would imagine they are both paying less tax and have to listen to fewer rabid lefties attacking their mother for doing what most professional establishment figures (major business figures, financial giants) say was a good job.

[darmstadt]

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Why wouldn't or why shouldn't they?

Just wondering, what with their mother being the greatest Englishwoman since Boadicea I would have thought that they would have ridden on her coattails and basked in her greatness and used her influence to further themselves...

[SueEllen]

Just wondering, what with their mother being the greatest Englishwoman since Boadicea I would have thought that they would have ridden on her coattails and basked in her greatness and used her influence to further themselves...

Mark tried.

He nearly ended up in prison.

[DodgyAgent]

Just wondering, what with their mother being the greatest Englishwoman since Boadicea I would have thought that they would have ridden on her coattails and basked in her greatness and used her influence to further themselves...

One of her qualities was that she kept her family out of her political life unlike a certain other politician I know. I am not sure that she was a particularly good mother (though I do not know)
Unfortunately her son was as dodgy as they come and he certainly used his mothers name to gain influence.

[darmstadt]

(WTF did he do to get the 'Sir' title,His Dad (the Baron) died Mark Thatcher inherited the Sir)

Ta for that. Its quite interesting that Dennis only got the Baronetcy a month after Margaret resigned and it was the first to be awarded since 1964 and also allowed her to be called Lady Thatcher. He actually seemed quite a congenial old chap. (Didn't know that she was also his second wife)

[vetran]

Ta for that. Its quite interesting that Dennis only got the Baronetcy a month after Margaret resigned and it was the first to be awarded since 1964 and also allowed her to be called Lady Thatcher. He actually seemed quite a congenial old chap. (Didn't know that she was also his second wife)

Almost certainly a fluff title issued to achieve a political aim. Pity Tony Bliar didn't get any Maybe we will see Baroness Cherie?

Dennis is always described as very honourable, either very shrewd with good lawyers or clean. I'd like to think the latter.