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To spend my morning watching the funeral of Maggie Thatcher (on BBC) ?

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JugglingFromHereToThere · 17/04/2013 09:34

She was our first woman prime-minister - a significant personal achievement, especially for the daughter of a grocer from Grantham, born in 1925 Shock

Also I agree with those that say these ceremonial occasions are something we do really well in Britain.

So AIBU to be watching this morning - in spite of disagreeing with many of her policies ? Will you be watching ?
And what do you make of both her personal achievement and her legacy ?

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culturemulcher · 17/04/2013 11:27

Osborne a bit weepy?

juneybean · 17/04/2013 11:27

Who's the fella behind DC?

LaurieFairyCake · 17/04/2013 11:27

George Osborne is crying

miemohrs · 17/04/2013 11:27

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BastardDog · 17/04/2013 11:27

I think Queen said something about the flowers on the coffin.

juneybean · 17/04/2013 11:27

x-post!

Chockyeggpants · 17/04/2013 11:28

I LOVE Nick Cleggs wife's outfit! She is stunning.

Bowlersarm · 17/04/2013 11:28

Someone on commentary said earlier that this would be the last state funeral other than for senior royalty

YoniMaroney · 17/04/2013 11:28

Chartres is very melifluous isn't he. Nice cathedral-filling voice.

cantspel · 17/04/2013 11:28

One Mrs T is worth more than the whole lot of political leaders we have today across all sides of the house. With her dies the the end of a time when we had a pm who was stood for something. She said what she ment and ment what she said none of the two faced weak lot we have now.
Love of loath her you knew where you stood with her.

Chockyeggpants · 17/04/2013 11:29

The chap speaking is doing a good job of his speech.
Approachable and honest.

culturemulcher · 17/04/2013 11:29

First time Ingham's looked weepy, ever, I should think

wonderingagain · 17/04/2013 11:29

YABU because someone somewhere will work out that '7000 million viewers watched...' and she will be remembered in history as someone that 'the public' is very keen on. If you disagreed with her policies you disagreed with her position of power. Turning on the TV will simply bolster the very thing you disagreed with.

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Flosshilde · 17/04/2013 11:30

I'd like to make Osbourne cry, the odious little shit.

Horsemad · 17/04/2013 11:30

Lovely eulogy.

YoniMaroney · 17/04/2013 11:30

"Turning on the TV will simply bolster the very thing you disagreed with."

TV viewing figures are done by survey. If you are not part of the survey it won't make any difference at all.

whiteandyellowiris · 17/04/2013 11:30

shame none of mt's carers where named and recognised

you know the ones that actually looked after her......

Chockyeggpants · 17/04/2013 11:31

Snork @ Floss

culturemulcher · 17/04/2013 11:31

flosshilde Grin

MeAndMySpoon · 17/04/2013 11:31

SamCam is wearing MASSIVE pussycat bow top in homage to Maggie, I reckon. :-)

Horsemad · 17/04/2013 11:32

Gah! Bloody jet taking off here Angry Have to turn tv up!

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Flosshilde · 17/04/2013 11:32

Ooh there's Portillo. I like him much more now he's not in frontline politics.

JakeBullet · 17/04/2013 11:32

I thought that too white...and I suspect MT would have wanted their contribution really recognised.