[dfwgator]

I’m sure it shaped Thatcher’s opinion that Britain had to phase-out the coal industry.

[Reily]

I’ve read where it was one of the motivations for Thatcher setting up the initial funding for East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (CRU). She couldn’t have foreseen its future climate research mischief. Emotional response from a tragedy sometimes leads to unfortunate consequences. Even the Iron Lady was susceptible.