RIP Margaret Thatcher

[yuna1971]

Am I right in what I am hearing that she is getting a State Funeral?

No probs with this, if thats what people want but I am hearing it is at taxpayers expense...full military stuff and everything??? I thought we were in double dip recession...country skint and all that??

None of our other prime ministers got this...

Hmmm....xx

[Merlin M]

She is not getting a state funeral, she is getting full military honours, the difference between the two is clear as mud if you as me though!

[ClareandCo]

No, its not a state funeral, but then there have not been any other Prime Ministers that served for so long who have died (recently). Winston Churchill of course was the last PM to have a state funeral.

[yuna1971]

Oh....(whats with the tone, it was just what I heard?) Was she in the military then...I didnt know that. xx

[Suze65]

Originally Posted by suttysue

No matter which fence you sit on politicaly you have to admit that she was a strong Priminister, she put this country of ours first and worked extremely hard to put the GREAT back in Britain.
Sometimes she was misguided in her approach and in with some of her policies, she had to be strong with the likes of Arthur Scargill to deal with. She was instomental in aiding the 'cold war' to come to an end & therebye securing world peace. She deserved & gained huge respect form the super powers of her day. No small feat, by securing such respect she regained the countries respect within world politics.
It sickened me to see people dancing in the streets and dancing on the newpapers that are declaring Maggie is dead. Bet most of them are to young to know or remember her.
What a woman!!! wife & mother
RIP Maggie.

Well said Sue. Some of you are too young to remember her when she was PM, the lady had balls, which more than can be said for most male politicians or PM's since or before. She was not always right, no politician is, but she stood her ground when she believed something was right , she was not afraid to fight for what she believed in, the same cant be said today, they are all too afraid of offending or upsetting someone. RESPECT. RIP Maggie.

[ClareandCo]

Originally Posted by yuna1971

Oh....(whats with the tone, it was just what I heard?) Was she in the military then...I didnt know that. xx

No tone.

With World Leaders attending, together with our own Royal Family and other Heads of State, she couldn't really have a chapel service and cremation at the local crematorium.

[yuna1971]

Thanks Claire Yes, I guess the chapel service thing wouldnt be quite right. Ta. xx

[NATURALIS]

Iron lady.....rust in peace !!!

[Ozric Jonathan]

Thatcher was a divisive force and continues to divide us today, even over her death.

I think it's true that since Thatcher politicians have been trying to find out what it is the public wants and when they get the results of the surveys etc they then say what it is that they think a majority of people want to hear.

Although I don't share Thatchers values, and to be honest I found a lot of it disgusting, she was at least a politician with real conviction.