When the remains of a great man, Churchill, passed along the Thames on a barge, the dock workers, as a spontaneous mark of respect, dipped the jibs of the cranes.
When Thatchers passes Canary Wharf will the spivs dim the lights as a mark of respect for one of their own?
My grandad would spin in his grave (as children the only time he swore was when someone mentioned her name and he'd say 'bastard' - he was a born and bred South Wales miner).
Churchill was given a state funeral for leading the country to victory in the second world war. Thatcher did more to ruin the country than any other figure in its history. The thought that she deserves a state funeral because her achievements were similar to those of Churchill's is beyond belief...