Paul Heaton on reflects on the death of Thatcher

No idea why YouTube has decided to show me this now in 2022. But I'll glad it did. Respect to Mr Heaton.

Very articulate in his views and speaking. Didn't rise to the interviewer asking stupid questions. Despite his massive success in the music industry he always kept very humble and down to earth.

I spoke to Paul Heaton on the phone in my old customer service job and he was a top bloke. Even scored my call a perfect 10 in the customer survey

He used to live in my city of Hull n used to drink in a proper working class pub near where he lived. Last week he gave £1000 each to to 60 pubs (3 of them in Hull) to put behind the bar for the locals to have a beer on him to celebrate his 60th birthday. Say's it all about a man who never forgets his roots, whereas the Tory pigs in a trough wouldn't give you the steam of their piss.

Good for Heaton! He didn't fold, he didn't backpedal, he didn't fall for that "Don't speak ill of the dead stuff."

Paul, I always thought that you were legend. I have just come across this interview. You are an absolute legend.

Could listen to Paul Heaton all day, great man.

Why did I not see this before! Paul is a legend.

Didn't think was possible to love Paul anymore but ...he keeps raising the bar ✊

Brilliant paul...best songwriter of our years..but also u speak for US x

Absolutely love this guy, Housemartins, Beautiful South, solo stuff and with the amazing Jaqui Abbott.

Good on him. He must be worth a few quid these days but he hasn't changed his politics, he hasn't forgotten his roots. Hasn't sold out. Which is nice

So much truth in what Paul say. He's a National treasure.

Always admired this guy. I'm also old enough to remember the devastation Thatcher caused to many peoples' lives in the 80s, she did it with relish, what a cruel and vindictive woman. She started the process which has led to the mess UK society is now. Keep sticking to your principles Paul.

well said paul love your music

what paul is trying to say is she was a fucking nightmare and killed off the working class

Very eloquently expressed Paul!

Well said Paul I couldn't have put it better myself. 👏

He is spot on here. I lived through her governments as a school leaver (1979), student, and someone looking for work then emigrating (1988). Horrible times. I never look back on my 20s fondly, they were at times really dire. I feel sad for her that she suffered dementia, as I feel sad for anyone so robbed. But she, and her acolytes, really didn't give much of a damn about how their policies trashed swathes of the country; and being from Lanarkshire I saw that directly. She owed her electoral success to the fragmentation of the political opposition, winning elections with slightly more than 40% of the popular vote; essentially always the case with the Tories in my lifetime. The catastrophic state of the UK owes much to an electoral system that in no way reflects popular will, but rather cronyism and plutocracy.

Top man. Top speaker. Huge respect for you, Paul.