When the time comes, should Margaret Thatcher be given a full state funeral

[sp1814]

You could argue that there's a precedent (Churchill), who led the country to victory in a 20th century war.

Two opposing stories, and their responses from the Daily Mail, show that there might be some division in the way her demise may be percieved:

http://www.dailymail....-worried-frailty.html

http://www.dailymail....Maggie-grave-man.html

[alexanderd]

I would rather she was PM than any of the present load of jumped -up midgets of all parties. There is not one mp at the moment fit to hold a candle to her

[scotman]

When it comes along the government of the day will decide. No-one will be compelled to watch or attend.

[modeller]

I'm still waiting for those writing the hate mail to tell me things that she did actually wrong .
She put restrictions on, the out of control unions . Restrictions which were not reversed under Labour and Blair admitted they were right. She introduced the poll tax which was fairer in theory but couldn't work in practice but has the community charge which replaced it been any fairer ? She got a big rebate on our contribution to the EU . Did Labour do any better . No ! In fact Blair gave half of back again . She had built up our gold reserves and Brown sold half of it for what is was worth .
She stopped pouring massive subsidies into inefficient pits which caused many to close down . Did Labour reinstate them . No ! So please tell me anything she did wrong that Labour put right over the 13 years they were in power.
I am asking this as someone who voted Labour and whose father was a shop steward so I'm not a hated Tory .

[scotman]

Modeller

I agree with you. That's why I said the government of the day will decide.

[scotman]

As a postscript I am adding my favourite portrayal of M. Thatcher in 'Spitting Image'

Various cabinet politicians seated at a table waiting to be served food.

Waiter[W] to Thatcher[MT]

[W] What will you have as your main course?

[MT] 'I will have the steak'

[W] 'and your vegetables?'

[MT] 'they will have the steak as well'

I laughed for weeks over that one.

[ixion]

Couldn't we just bury her now?

[237SJ]

I remember that Spitting Image sketch. Somehow I don`t think a sketch about Cameron would be the same.

[alexanderd]

Ixion very funny but what did she do wrong that labour (or any party) have since put right?

[OrdsallSi]

modeller before i joined AB i have seen people explaining the things she did and you totally ignore them so why waste pixels.
She is the most evil bitch ever born here let her rot.

[alexanderd]

Ordsall instead of being vindictive why dont you answer my question?

[OrdsallSi]

Is this the one


alexanderd
Ixion very funny but what did she do wrong that labour (or any party) have since put right?

I saw the name Ixion not OrdsallSi

[237SJ]

There is something I have always wondered about with regards to Margaret Thatcher. Why do (most) men hate her so much? She seems to incite so much vitriol from men but not from women. Is it that men just seem to absolutely hate being "ruled" by a woman? There have been a lot of terrible PMs over the years (Blair for example) but he doesn`t cause half the hatred of Thatcher.

[alexanderd]

Well since you are of the same mind perhaps you would like to answer the question

[OrdsallSi]

I am not wasting anymore pixels on that bitch i am off to my bed.If you want to stay up and talk about the old cow good for you if you can find anyone who will listen.

[alexanderd]

Goodnight ordsall, still havent answered the question I guess its because you and your like cant.

[DTCwordfan]

shame that you seem incapable of defending your arguments ordsallsi

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Is that Ordsall as in Salford where as stated in a previous post they would elect a pig if you put a red rosette on it?

[237SJ]

Well maybe men who have no b@lls can`t stand Margaret Thatcher and can`t even bear to talk about her. On that note - night night OrdsallSi

[alexanderd]

DT thats because they dont have an argument just nasty, vitriolic, statements. I often wonder how old they are and if they remember what it was like before Thatcher

[DTCwordfan]

exactly - those nice sunny days of the seventies and eighties with the IMF in here, power cuts, miners dictating terms, dockers ransoming the country etc etc £ at near parity with the dollar