The Lesson of Margaret Thatcher’s Demise and the Brexit Vote

The New American ^ | 30 June 2016 | Steve Byas

[detective]

“No, no, no!” British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (shown) told the House of Commons on October 30, 1990, to a proposal for a more centralized government in Europe.

European Commission President Jacque Delors had announced his support for centralizing power in Europe, away from national governments such as the United Kingdom. He proposed that the European Parliament become the “democratic” body of the European Community, with the Commission as the executive and the Council of Ministers the senate.

[detective]

"Thatcher was not defeated at the polls, but was overthrown by members of her own party who favored greater integration with Europe. The Conservative Party replaced Thatcher with someone who would go along with a centralized European control, diminishing the sovereignty of the United Kingdom."

[facedown]

The enemies within are always the most insidious.

[Louis Foxwell]

The enemies closest to your heart are the ones who will slay you.

[deadrock]

Her poll tax was fatal for her career. The EU was a distant second.

[polymuser]

The enemies within are always the most insidious.

Yes. We want to trust and believe those we know, those that seem like us, our leaders, the popular, those we entrust our children too. We don't readily or easily believe they lie to us, especially as a habit.

As Reagan said, "Trust, but verify."

[Mr Radical]

Et tu Brutus

[Mr Radical]

Her poll tax was fatal for her career.

True words, she was misguided over the Poll Tax.
IMHO she never recovered from the loss of Airey Neave, but that's another topic.

[Louis Foxwell]

Precisely