State funeral for Thatcher

[Pupp]

Mail article

Best get on with it then

[Simpo Two]

Seems an unusal announcement to make. Plus a particularly unflattering photo.

History is indeed written by the victors

[Noahbilly]

does she need to be dead to recieve this honour?

[Gretchen]

I thought this was announced last year or so?

[Pupp]

Noahbilly said:

does she need to be dead to recieve this honour?

Might save a few bob if we didn't wait

[Sciroccology]

I bet no-one has had the balls to tell her about the plans.

[MentalSarcasm]

Gretchen said:

I thought this was announced last year or so?

No it was announced that they WOULDN'T have a state funeral for her. Evidently something has changed their minds recently.

[HarveyB]

MentalSarcasm said:

Evidently something has changed their minds recently.

Blair suddenly realising he'll need one one day...

[Pupp]

Sciroccology said:

I bet no-one has had the balls to tell her about the plans.

Ironic thing is she was dead against 'State' anything... if she fancies a posh shindig she should fund it hersen

[thinfourth2]

I'm shocked at the idea that she is mortal

[Fittster]

Why should Thatcher get a state funeral?

If it's for being prime minister for a while then Tony will have to get one.

[RobFerrari]

Fittster said:

Why should Thatcher get a state funeral?

If it's for being prime minister for a while then Tony will have to get one.

Its for winning in the Falklands. And i for one am glad she got one.

[Balmoral Green]

thinfourth2 said:

I'm shocked at the idea that she is mortal

Me too, I have always pictured her in 1000 years time in an electric wheelchair, not unlike the bottom half of a Dalek.

Anyway, as & when, I will be travelling down to be there

[Justayellowbadge]

Fittster said:

Why should Thatcher get a state funeral?

If it's for being prime minister for a while then Tony will have to get one.

She was a lot more than merely a Prime Minister.

This country owes her at least full honours when she passes.

History shall afford her the respect envious cretins have attempted to deny her for the last 20 years.

[Fittster]

RobFerrari said:

Fittster said:

Why should Thatcher get a state funeral?

If it's for being prime minister for a while then Tony will have to get one.

Its for winning in the Falklands. And i for one am glad she got one.

Tony won a war (ish).

Politician shouldn't have state funeral (and that includes Chruchill) IMHO.

[Pupp]

Justayellowbadge said:

This country owes her at least full honours when she passes.

History shall afford her the respect envious cretins have attempted to deny her for the last 20 years.

why?

[Justayellowbadge]

Pupp said:

Justayellowbadge said:

This country owes her at least full honours when she passes.

History shall afford her the respect envious cretins have attempted to deny her for the last 20 years.

why?

Because that's what time, reflection and an understanding of greatness does when divorced from petty class envy and misguided militancy.

[cozmic]

Pupp said:

Justayellowbadge said:

This country owes her at least full honours when she passes.

History shall afford her the respect envious cretins have attempted to deny her for the last 20 years.

why?

Yeah why?...Was she or was she not responsible for burying the british car industry?...Having said that we would probably still be driving allegro's!!!


On the fence on this one!

[Police State]

HarveyB said:

MentalSarcasm said:

Evidently something has changed their minds recently.

Blair suddenly realising he'll need one one day...

I'll be sure to get the bunting out of the loft...

[Plotloss]

Justayellowbadge said:

Fittster said:

Why should Thatcher get a state funeral?

If it's for being prime minister for a while then Tony will have to get one.

She was a lot more than merely a Prime Minister.

This country owes her at least full honours when she passes.

History shall afford her the respect envious cretins have attempted to deny her for the last 20 years.

Absolutely.

The only politician deserving of a state burial since the last politician that got one.