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For one thing, it doesn't = "conservative." It = Margaret Thatcher. She was conservative. She was other things too. I'm "liberal," at least probably by your standards, and would not name my kid Clinton. For another, in general I think it's kinda disrespectful to the kid to give it a name loaded with political connotation.

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And last, yeah the world would probably be better if more people were "far-left". But you brought that up, not me. :P

I'm not far left! I think I'm somewhere in the middle. Not that my political views are relevant.

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I was merely pointing out that many people I know have a low opinion of Margaret Thatcher and the Tory policies. Obviously, not everyone in the country as we currently have a Conservative Prime Minister. The Conservatives here are seen as being the party for the rich, upper classes and there are plenty of people here who cannot identify with that background.