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Talk:Essay:Politicians Who Had a Real Career (view source)
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, 22:43, August 15, 2011→Thatcher: Not me who's revert-warring, mate!
Andy, Maggie Thatcher's career before politics was more substantial than you suggest. She worked for 6 years as an industrial chemist in the food industry, developing emulsifiers for ice cream (think of that each time you dip into the freezer section of the supermarket - she had a pretty big influence in the food industry, let alone politics!) She then worked for 6 years as a barrister before becoming an MP in the 1959 general election. I'm going to restore her to the top list. If you don't agree, please give a reasoned argument. You can hardly suggest she wasn't significant! [[User:KhalidM|KhalidM]] 18:23, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
Andy, Maggie Thatcher's career before politics was more substantial than you suggest. She worked for 6 years as an industrial chemist in the food industry, developing emulsifiers for ice cream (think of that each time you dip into the freezer section of the supermarket - she had a pretty big influence in the food industry, let alone politics!) She then worked for 6 years as a barrister before becoming an MP in the 1959 general election. I'm going to restore her to the top list. If you don't agree, please give a reasoned argument. You can hardly suggest she wasn't significant! [[User:KhalidM|KhalidM]] 18:23, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
:Jcw: excuse me but please do not accuse me of revert-warring. I put Thatcher in the top list; someone else took her out. I gave reasons for reinstating her, as requested. I'll leave this a few minutes (actually, maybe till tomorrow evening because I'm going to bed - it's nearly midnight here) but if you don't think she doesn't belong in the top list, please give ''reasons''. [[User:KhalidM|KhalidM]] 18:43, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
== M.A. Jinnah ==
== M.A. Jinnah ==
"Jinnah's influence needs more explanation"???!!! Please read what I wrote: "Successful lawyer; later one of the three main leaders of the Indian independence movement, with Gandhi and Nehru, and founder of Pakistan." What can I say? Regarding his career, he was a successful lawyer for 31 years before becoming a member of the legislature. He has been universally recognised in his lifetime and ever since as the leading muslim in the movement for Indian independence (something that affects a fifth of the world's population!) The founding of Pakistan, in which he was the driving force, has had incalculable consequences for the history of the world post-WW2. Well, I'll leave this a little to see if anyone can provide a counter-argument but I certainly can't think of a reason for not putting him in the top list. [[User:KhalidM|KhalidM]] 18:40, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
"Jinnah's influence needs more explanation"???!!! Please read what I wrote: "Successful lawyer; later one of the three main leaders of the Indian independence movement, with Gandhi and Nehru, and founder of Pakistan." What can I say? Regarding his career, he was a successful lawyer for 31 years before becoming a member of the legislature. He has been universally recognised in his lifetime and ever since as the leading muslim in the movement for Indian independence (something that affects a fifth of the world's population!) The founding of Pakistan, in which he was the driving force, has had incalculable consequences for the history of the world post-WW2. Well, I'll leave this a little to see if anyone can provide a counter-argument but I certainly can't think of a reason for not putting him in the top list. [[User:KhalidM|KhalidM]] 18:40, 15 August 2011 (EDT)