Saturday, March 14, 2009

Grr

Wake up everybody! Thatcherism was a religion, and the hymns were Pet Shop Boys songs.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gosh, that's an odd one Helen! I thought Thatcherism was more a cult - lunatic fanaticalism. What are you pointing out here, that she was post-punk?

Love your blog,

Zoot.

Helen McCookerybook said...

Ah Zoot, it was inspired by a comment by Jeffrey Archer, that villain who still seems able to charm some people, in the Sunday papers about how much he admires Thatcher still; and then lots of music journalism about the Pets Shop Boys, who to me at the time symbolised the end of punk's accessible and energetic style and put it back to where it was before- lots of expensive machinery that most people couldn't afford, and the espousal of a glamorous lifestyle that most people couldn't afford, hidden behind disingenuous lyrics- miaow!
As John Savage pointed out, she nicked a lot of punk ideas (DIY became the Enterprise Allowance Scheme) and lots of people had unquestioning faith in her.
Glad you like the blog!