My Part in Thatchers Downfall by Alex Salmond Aged 57

Now anyone who knows me will know that I have a photographic memory (problem is it’s never developed) but even I know that Alex Salmond played no part in the downfall of Margaret Thatcher. He has Claimed in an article in The Scotsman that his interrupting Nigel Lawson s Budget Speech in 1988 when he had been in the commons a year.

I thought I don’t remember this but he makes it sound like a major incident so it must be on his Wikipedia page but NO not one word. I did find the incident online on the BBC website here you don’t hear Mr Salmond you however hear him being named and thus suspended for a week. Not exactly bringing down the Prime Minister. It makes me wonder why someone who is at the pinnacle of his political career as the First Minister of Scotland needs to rewrite History to involve himself in “Thatcher’s Downfall” ?

For those of you who don’t know and not to spoil the plot of “The Iron Lady” Mrs T was brought down from within. Her own “Wets” (name for Tory MP who was slightly right of centre) people like Michael Heseltine who challenged her for leader there was no outright winner. This was a “Major” Blow to Mrs Thatcher she initially stated her name would go forward to the second round and she got told she had support from people like Nicolas Riddle Norman Tebbit and Kenneth Baker as well as Douglas Hurd and John Major. Kenneth Clarke told he didn’t think she could win as did Malcolm Riffkin. Strangely enough Kenneth Clarke is still in the house of Commons and in the Cabinet. Well after being told that rather than be beaten she withdrew her name from the next stage. Douglas Hurd and John Major joined Michael Heseltine in the next round. In the Second round Major failed to get the 50% requirement and got 49.7% after the result was announced both Hurd and Heseltine withdrew and Major won. (not one mention of Alex Salmond anywhere).

So why does Alex Salmond want to be associated with the downfall of Mrs T ? well the release of the Iron Lady must play a part in this though he doesn’t appear in the film. I not sure who they would have got to play him Robbie Coltrane was mentioned on a Facebook post I saw. I wonder if Mr Salmond is thinking well I need to write myself into a Historical event related to Westminster because if I Run a Referendum and loose it where will I be then. I wonder who among his Cabinet will be given the hot potato of running the referendum campaign ? Answers on a postcard to Alex Salmond MSP, T4.26, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP.