How Margaret Thatcher’s mistake helps you avoid going insane

Margaret Thatcher didn’t earn the “Iron Lady” for nothing, but one embarrassing mistake she made is a great lesson to keep sane in these strange times:

Driven to push the “Buy British” campaign, Margaret Thatcher was adamant like no one else in making sure the public bought, used and enjoyed as many British products and services as they could, shunning imports.

In theory, it was a good strategy to boost the UK’s economy, although results were mixed at best. But it didn’t stop the battle-hardened Prime Minister to push it like there was no tomorrow.

She went as far as to call out journalists during press conferences about their Japan-made tape recorders, their Italian shoes or maybe suits made in Hong Kong. For her, it was almost betrayal to their country!

But the campaign lost most of its steam during a visit of Thatcher to the Falklands. Since she had to keep her iconic hairdo on the road, she brought some heated rollers with herself.

The problem? the rollers were made in Denmark. And it immediately transpired to the public.
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Now, there are two angles to this story. The first one is that I respect Thatcher for going all in on her projects; in my opinion, there is no other way to live our lives. When we make a decision, it HAS to be all or…