Ronnie: Ronald Reagan (former US President)
Mags: Margaret Thatcher (former British Prime Minister)
Song is about different world problems during the time that Ronnie and Mags were in power (Khmer Rouge, Falklands War, U.S. invasion of Grenada, Iran-Contra affair, Bobby Sands - prisoner that died in a hunger strike).
Reagan also won by a "landslide" in 1984 pres. election, winning in 49 of 50 states.
Bobby Sands was not just a prisoner in a hunger strike. He was a member of the IRA and he was one of many who went on hunger strike to secure their rights as prisoners of war. When he died, he had been elected to the English parliament in Westminster. So Maggie Thatcher allowed a member of her own parliament to die rather than allow basic POW rights.
Bobby Sands was not just a prisoner in a hunger strike. He was a member of the IRA and he was one of many who went on hunger strike to secure their rights as prisoners of war. When he died, he had been elected to the English parliament in Westminster. So Maggie Thatcher allowed a member of her own parliament to die rather than allow basic POW rights.
Ronnie: Ronald Reagan (former US President) Mags: Margaret Thatcher (former British Prime Minister)
Song is about different world problems during the time that Ronnie and Mags were in power (Khmer Rouge, Falklands War, U.S. invasion of Grenada, Iran-Contra affair, Bobby Sands - prisoner that died in a hunger strike).
Reagan also won by a "landslide" in 1984 pres. election, winning in 49 of 50 states.
Bobby Sands was not just a prisoner in a hunger strike. He was a member of the IRA and he was one of many who went on hunger strike to secure their rights as prisoners of war. When he died, he had been elected to the English parliament in Westminster. So Maggie Thatcher allowed a member of her own parliament to die rather than allow basic POW rights.
Bobby Sands was not just a prisoner in a hunger strike. He was a member of the IRA and he was one of many who went on hunger strike to secure their rights as prisoners of war. When he died, he had been elected to the English parliament in Westminster. So Maggie Thatcher allowed a member of her own parliament to die rather than allow basic POW rights.