Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87

[AgnesIO]

I could understand people celebrating if she died 30 years ago - she did make some pretty poor decisions, that did ruin peoples lives (ie miners) - but celebrating now when she was just an 87 year old woman with dementia is a little odd.

[Chippiewill]

I could understand people celebrating if she died 30 years ago - she did make some pretty poor decisions, that did ruin peoples lives (ie miners) - but celebrating now when she was just an 87 year old woman with dementia is a little odd.

Agreed, it would be like celebrating the death of Sean Connery when Daniel Craig dies. The person who died is not the Margaret Thatcher of 20 years ago.

[Southe,]

Wow I just watched C4 news showing some of the 'parties'/riots last night because of her death. When people make comments celebrating someone's death it sickens me, but to see people GENUINELY PARTYING makes my blood boil. Absolutely no faith in humanity anymore.

And it sickens me when someone dies and there made out to be a saint and its considered sick to say anything bad about her because she's dead. She was evil and the fact that ALOT of people are happy about this shows it.

Its alright for people to want Saddam dead or celebrate when Bin Laden was killed but not Thatcher? Not to mention i've seen more older people celebrate than the younger ones.

I personally don't like what she did to the miners, steel works etc, was partly involved with the Hillsborough cover up. Mostly tho, using Scotland as guinea pigs for the poll tax and dubbing us as spongers. Then in 2009 she had the chance to apologize but she refused. Good riddance.

Agreed, it would be like celebrating the death of Sean Connery when Daniel Craig dies. The person who died is not the Margaret Thatcher of 20 years ago.

Nothing of the sort, and i had someone say something along the lines of what you said "she died with dementia and didn't know what she had done" But she did at the time. and people have hated her ever since. Why do you think Scotland has more pandas than they do Torys.

[-:Undertaker:-]

To those saying she was simply a little old lady with dementia, that's complete rubbish - yes she had memory loss in her later years, but not complete. In the run up to the 2010 General Election she was advising Lord Pearson (then UKIP leader) on election campaigning and she (only back in January) had an aim at David Cameron by saying, after his speech on Europe, that leaders these days seem to think that simply by making a speech they've done something worthy in terms of policy.

She also commented on the polls a month or so ago (when shown them at her bedside in the Ritz Hotel) that the Tories weren't low enough in the polls and claimed that the government needed to strengthen policy and make tough decisions as by doing so will improve the country and improved poll ratings would then follow. In her final weeks and days, she was more clued up than most of the public on politics.

The idea that she was a mindless vegtable sitting in a bed is total rubbish. And as for the dregs out smashing up things on the street, shame on them. The pictures from Glasgow, Brixton and Liverpool make me ashamed to be a Briton.

The person who died is not the Margaret Thatcher of 20 years ago.

Yes it is, see above.

[Southe,]

I don't mind the public gatherings, i wouldn't go myself and don't like it when people use it as an excuse to cause bother. Some people are genuinely happy and i have nothing against that.

[Ardemax]

So if Hitler had survived (somehow) and had grown old with dementia people shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion (and express it) when he died?

Obviously there's a slight difference between Thatcher and Hitler, but you see my point.

[MKR&*42]

And it sickens me when someone dies and there made out to be a saint and its considered sick to say anything bad about her because she's dead. She was evil and the fact that ALOT of people are happy about this shows it.

I don't agree with her being deemed a saint either, nor do I think it's particularly bad to say anything negative about her after she's dead. However, holding massive street celebrations because she has died is completely unfair. There is no denying she did some pretty bad stuff in her time as PM, but there is no way she deserves to have celebrations like that over her death?

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Oh and I agree with whoever has said the fact she had dementia shouldn't account for anything at all.

[xxMATTGxx]

So if Hitler had survived (somehow) and had grown old with dementia people shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion (and express it) when he died?

Obviously there's a slight difference between Thatcher and Hitler, but you see my point.

Slight? There's a big difference between the both.

[AgnesIO]

Slight? There's a big difference between the both.

Very true.

Hitler killed 6m Jew's, Thatcher - well - didn't.

[Chippiewill]

But she did kill 6m miners with her bare teeth.