Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87

[AgnesIO]

It would be pretty funny if they gave her a state funeral.

Indeed haha - certain she would prefer a privatised one.

definitely think it lies a little more with the parents. i studied this in year 10 as part of my history GCSE but that was a good 6 years ago now. my parents always encouraged me to read papers, watch the news and make my own decisions. and i'm from a working class family so its not like a privelaged thing or anything.

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they're not gonna. already confirmed.

Yeah - would say it is definitely also the parents. Having said that, I have a slight addiction to checking the news app on my phone when out ;l :L

[-:Undertaker:-]

It would be pretty funny if they gave her a state funeral.

She'd requested that she not have state funeral, and they've complied with her wishes.

[peteyt]

tell som1 who cares cos i dont

If you don't care then why bother posting on here. Can you not show some sympathy. When people die they leave loved ones behind who will now be very upset. I'm sure if it was your mother and we didn't care and said so you wouldn't be pleased.

As to the people celebrating - I was born a year before she left office so I don't really know much about her, never really looked into it so I wouldn't judge right now. As people have pointed out on here too many people are just joining the bandwagon - if your going to say anything you should know your facts, don't just say it because everyone else is. Remember that even David Cameron is human. He's lost a child before, and I may have hated when he promised to lower student fees and instead increased them, but I'd still never wish anything like that on anyone.

[iBlueBox]

She'd requested that she not have state funeral, and they've complied with her wishes.

I think she'll be giving a ceremonial funeral, a slight difference towards a State funeral as that requires an act of parliament to be passed before its took place. Ceremonial funeral the Queens mother and Princess Diana received one. Though I think a ceremonial funeral is very similar.

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Also on the the topic of Thatcher being a controversial Prime Minister after studying British history (that I absolutely love at a-level) with also being from Merseyside and the Albert Dock area it's rather interesting how most people have reacted and voiced their opinions as many people do still have connections and are very strongly opinionated on her and it's been really apparent from her death today.

Anyway R.I.P Maggie.

[Brice]

If you don't care then why bother posting on here. Can you not show some sympathy. When people die they leave loved ones behind who will now be very upset. I'm sure if it was your mother and we didn't care and said so you wouldn't be pleased.

As to the people celebrating - I was born a year before she left office so I don't really know much about her, never really looked into it so I wouldn't judge right now. As people have pointed out on here too many people are just joining the bandwagon - if your going to say anything you should know your facts, don't just say it because everyone else is. Remember that even David Cameron is human. He's lost a child before, and I may have hated when he promised to lower student fees and instead increased them, but I'd still never wish anything like that on anyone.

tell som1 who cares cos i dont

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[peteyt]

tell som1 who cares cos i dont

Please don't just minus rep me because you don't follow my views. If you don't care then prove you don't and stop posting in here. If your going to keep trolling I'm certainly not going to feed you now.

[Brice]

Please don't just minus rep me because you don't follow my views. If you don't care then prove you don't and stop posting in here. If your going to keep trolling I'm certainly not going to feed you now.

tell som1 who cares cos i dont

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[karter]

Rest in peace.

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Meanwhile in Argentina :

Baroness Thatcher will be remembered for bringing "nothing positive to humanity", the president of the national committee of Argentine Falklands veterans has claimed, as other said they would not "allow a tear" for her.

[GommeInc]

I've seen more people celebrate her death than the death of people like Osama Bin Laden and Kim Jong-Il. She wasn't that bad. I can't help but think it's brainwashing from the uneducated, which has been passed on to people in our generation from angry parents, relatives, friends and the media (which may be acting through satire than fact). From my understanding, she wasn't "Thatcher the Milk Snatcher", as she was opposed to it but was in the minority of her party.

She was a rare politician, one we will all remember as someone who stood by her convictions rather than the modern politician who seems clueless and unsure how to bring about change, and would rather let something stagnate for fear of upsetting people.

I'm fascinated by the quote that is being chucked around: "There is no such thing as society. Only a man, a woman and their children." Was it really that bad a thing to say?

[dbgtz]

I've seen more people celebrate her death than the death of people like Osama Bin Laden and Kim Jong-Il. She wasn't that bad. I can't help but think it's brainwashing from the uneducated, which has been passed on to people in our generation from angry parents, relatives, friends and the media (which may be acting through satire than fact). From my understanding, she wasn't "Thatcher the Milk Snatcher", as she was opposed to it but was in the minority of her party.

She was a rare politician, one we will all remember as someone who stood by her convictions rather than the modern politician who seems clueless and unsure how to bring about change, and would rather let something stagnate for fear of upsetting people.

I'm fascinated by the quote that is being chucked around: "There is no such thing as society. Only a man, a woman and their children." Was it really that bad a thing to say?

When you do things right, people won't be sure that you've done anything at all. Most people will only remember her for the bad decisions.