London, England, November 22, 1990
"Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has announced her resignation today after John Major ..."
The radio buzzed with static as a gnarled but steady hand turned the dial. Aged bones reclined in the violently red armchair that his children had begged him not to buy. "It's a funny old world. Well, Maggie, I guess you couldn't wait. I see 'ow you'd want to go. You've been PM for a while. I want to go too, but I promised I'd wait 3 more years."
The armchair squeaked as he settled in for the wait.
A/N At this point, Newkirk's pretty old and probably doesn't have as good a grasp on politics as he once did. Margaret Thatcher [known as the Iron Lady("This lady's not for turning!")] was the first female Prime Minister (PM), and she served for 11 years, the longest term ever for a PM. Thatcher resigned because she couldn't get enough votes to be nominated for her party again. A man named John major was her successor.
One of her quotes is "It's a funny old world."