Margaret Thatcher to get full ceremonial funeral - have they gone mad?

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Its bloody disgraceful - a tory/establishment decision that insults many. We should riot in the streets on the same day.

I fear becuase she had a film made about her everyone has forgetten what she actually did - including devastating whole communities - and now we are expected to stump up for her lavish funeral?

Bloody disgrace

(oh and she definietly wasn't a feminist icon either!)

Is the fact that public money is being spent on this less reprehensible than the fact that public money was spent on the Kate and Will wedding? The royals can be pretty divisive as well.

tiggy, there have been MN posts for years about opposition a state-sponsored funeral for Thatcher.

Objecting in 2008 and objecting now are not mutually exclusive.
But as PigletJohn says, public objections are rarely taken into consideration. Doesn't mean we can't have an opinion now if our opinions were disregarded at the time.

"it had been debated and agreed upon years ago"

Not by me.

Well obviously the funeral should be opened up to private competition and the cheapest bid accepted.

I'd do it fir £50.

£49.

Damn you compulsory competitive tendering!

Heck bring her up north and folks would do it for free (and bring their own shovels)

the Scots have been offering to do that for years.