When and in what context did Margaret Thatcher say that, "A man riding a bus (to work) at age 26 may count himself a failure"?

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'A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure' (1986) cited in Commons debates, 2003-07-02, col 407 http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030702/debtext/30702-10.htm http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher [Sep 06 04 2:49 PM] Brainyblonde writes: Thatcher?: "any man who finds himself on a bus at the age of 26 can account himself a failure" I have come across this quote, at least twice at different sources, but wonder if the attribution to Thatcher is correct? -- Kaihsu 09:26, 2004 May 5 (UTC) Google returns one hit for the quote, attributed to Thatcher. Anárion 09:44, 5 May 2004 (UTC) A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure. The attribution is correct. She said it in 1986. Mrs Thatcher was a snide conservative. Seems to me there is another word for her attitude, one that rhymes with "itchy", but it eludes me for the moment. (I am over the age of 26 and ride the bus to work, so I may perhaps be a bit POV.) If you need an attribution, you can find it in refered to in the UK Hansard [1] http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030702/debtext/30702-10.htm on 2 July 2003 by Mr. Don Foster, MP for Bath. The exact time and place of the original speech I have not been able to identify, but my guess is that it is in the 1986 Hansards, which are not online. Diderot 09:49, 5 May 2004 (UTC) I have made a tinyurl out of the above link: http://tinyurl.com/2dwcq and will add her quote to Wikiquote. I hope to eventually locate the Hansard source (1986). -- Kaihsu 09:59, 2004 May 5 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org Sep 06 04, 12:13 PM

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