Margaret Thatcher was known to play a huge role in politics before her death. Like many other Tories, she continued to encourage party members to get on through disputes.
“The sense of opposition one feels,” she once quipped, “is too much for some.” There is truth written in that statement for many today.
It’s an overwhelming privilege but a heavy burden that many feel after an election win. The heaviest issues of the day are on the table. It takes perseverance.
Thatcher was overheard consoling a party member who was finding it tough to campaign. “I’m sorry they haven’t understood yet,” she began, “but they do know, and that’s better than nothing.”
It can be a tough having to walk the streets to see no interest in your platform. Yet a party is there as a vehicle of support. Long may they all continue.