Thatcher dies

mobbsey · Post by **mobbsey** » 09 Apr 2013, 01:19

Aurora wrote:For those of us in our sixties, it's sometimes hard to remember that anyone younger than that almost certainly has no memories of Margaret Thatcher

My kids (in their teens) not only know who she is, but they seemed to be pretty happy she was an ex-ex-prime minister.

And for my contribution, here's my headline of the day from the Grauniad --

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/ap ... et-website
Anger over Is Thatcher Dead Yet? site update reading 'Margaret Thatcher is dead. This lady's not returning.'

I also saw that Thatcher's unionist supporters have been denied a trophy to carry -- like Robert the Bruce carried the heart of William Wallace -- into the debate on Scottish independence. The undertakers were preparing to take the heart post mortem, but an extensive search of the corpse failed to find one.

ziggy12345 · Post by **ziggy12345** » 09 Apr 2013, 07:05

Marmite Thatcher

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 09 Apr 2013, 07:54

The Guardian has put together a good collection of data:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/data ... her-charts

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 09 Apr 2013, 11:52

And John Pilger recalls involvement with Pol Pot: http://www.informationclearinghouse.inf ... e34539.htm

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 09 Apr 2013, 22:28

The Independent - 09/04/13

Fears of civil disorder in capital as plans are revealed for partially state-funded ceremonial funeral. Meanwhile lawyers warn against pre-emptive arrests as police scan social media to identify likely protesters.

Article continues ...

And the estimated cost (to date) of next Wednesday's extravaganza?

Allegedly, £8M and counting.

jonny2mad · Post by **jonny2mad** » 10 Apr 2013, 10:18

Well shes the most important british prime minister since churchill, you dont get major hollywood films about harold wilson or ted heath or john major.

You ghoulish leftys will have your partys for losers, because you lost everytime you stood against her in a election, you couldn't beat her when she was alive so you sad characters have your party now shes dead .

A lot of the left have always been like that, I first voted for thatcher because of the gravediggers strike where you nearly had people being asked to get relatives to go to the cemetary and dig their loved ones graves or just watch them rot in a pile of coffins in a warehouse.

Go to any lefty protest and you see some herbert wearing soviet emblems, basically badges of mass murder, you just have to shrug and shake your head and say thats what they do

And its kinda apt thats your singing ding dong the witch is dead because thats what the munchkins sang, actually I may be insulting munchkins when I compare them to these damn ghouls we have in this country .

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 10 Apr 2013, 11:17

jonny2mad wrote: I first voted for thatcher

Couldn't be bothered to accord her name the respect that a capital 'T' affords. Ah, the conservative values of English grammar.

AndySir · Post by **AndySir** » 10 Apr 2013, 11:27

Questions of propriety aside: if your enemy has just shuffled off at a ripe old age in her suite at the Ritz, mourned as a hero by a substantial proportion of your countrymen and you are celebrating this then it's clearly been so long since you've had a victory that you have absolutely no conception what a victory looks like.

frank_begbie · Post by **frank_begbie** » 10 Apr 2013, 13:17

The BBC debating whether to play "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" on the sunday chart show.

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 10 Apr 2013, 13:33

AndySir wrote:Questions of propriety aside: if your enemy has just shuffled off at a ripe old age in her suite at the Ritz, mourned as a hero by a substantial proportion of your countrymen and you are celebrating this then it's clearly been so long since you've had a victory that you have absolutely no conception what a victory looks like.

I'll bet a bigger proportion are celebrating or, at the very least, antipathetically couldn't give a shit. Just because the MSM are in full gear trying to eulogize her and set up an "appropriate" public mood in advance of her funeral isn't fooling people.

I wouldn't be in the least surprised to see mass demonstrations at that funeral. F--k it, I might even attend one myself.

She was never voted in by the majority of this nation, it was always on the back of the largest minority. Which, in our parliamentary system is what it is. But, her policies being so utterly hated by the majority who didn't vote for her, is the reason why so many people are celebrating the death of the old dictator loving bastard.

jonny2mad · Post by **jonny2mad** » 10 Apr 2013, 13:35

frank_begbie wrote:The BBC debating whether to play "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" on the sunday chart show.

Well likely it will amuse the munchkins so play it.

It's all a bit like dancing about saying you beat Mohammed Ali when hes old got parkinsons or is dead, but when he was actually in the ring with you and you had your shot several times he whomped you .

I can see the funny side of it all

Martin McGuinness seems to be showing a bit of class saying stop the street partys and he tried to kill her when she was alive

frank_begbie · Post by **frank_begbie** » 10 Apr 2013, 13:56

stevecook172001 wrote:
AndySir wrote:Questions of propriety aside: if your enemy has just shuffled off at a ripe old age in her suite at the Ritz, mourned as a hero by a substantial proportion of your countrymen and you are celebrating this then it's clearly been so long since you've had a victory that you have absolutely no conception what a victory looks like.
I'll bet a bigger proportion are celebrating or, at the very least, antipathetically couldn't give a shit. Just because the MSM are in full gear trying to eulogize her and set up an "appropriate" public mood in advance of her funeral isn't fooling people.

I wouldn't be in the least surprised to see mass demonstrations at that funeral. **** it, I might even attend one myself.

She was never voted in by the majority of this nation, it was always on the back of the largest minority. Which, in our parliamentary system is what it is. But, her policies being so utterly hated by the majority who didn't vote for her, is the reason why so many people are celebrating the death of the old dictator loving bastard.

Makes you wonder what Blair was thinking when he agreed to this.

Probably because he wanted the Tory press to stay on his side.

But he must have known what uproar this would cause in the country.

It's akin to striking a match in a fireworks factory.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 10 Apr 2013, 14:16

Recalling Parliament to mark Lady Thatcher's death could cost taxpayers millions of pounds.

Expenses chiefs emailed all 650 MPs yesterday telling them they can claim up to £3,750 EACH for attending.

Peers will also be able to draw their £300 a day attendance allowance if they turn up to take part in the day of tributes.

MPs can use the cash to bring their entire family back to Britain if they are holidaying abroad.

Alternatively they can bill taxpayers for travelling back out to holiday hot-spots to carry on their break.

They can even travel first class if there was no other way of getting back in time.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ma ... an-1821854

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 10 Apr 2013, 14:45

The Independent - 10/04/13

Taxpayers can 'well afford' to contribute to estimated £10m cost of Baroness Thatcher's funeral, says William Hague

Article continues ...

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 10 Apr 2013, 15:26

Aurora wrote:
The Independent - 10/04/13

Taxpayers can 'well afford' to contribute to estimated £10m cost of Baroness Thatcher's funeral, says William Hague

Article continues ...

Heh heh. I'm tempted to say her funeral's being nationalised - but in reality it's just the continuation of her policies, welfare for the rich.