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good evening from a rather windy grumpy towers.

( have you had curry again grumpy ? ED)

tonight im writing off the pen and not off the peg

i,ve been comparing 2 news stories sky news and that murdock toilet paper the sun.

theres been a lot of uproar at mrs T,s funeral mostly about the cost around £10 million which in these times of austerity is an outrage as people struggle under the bedroom tax and asos bulldozing the disabled off DLA and chopping their benefits.

which is a typical tory move to hit the poor the disabled and needy first or those who cannot fight back which is no different to thatchers poll tax and saw those who couldnt pay it jailed.

according to the sun the thatcher funeral protests were a damp squib as the protesters were drowned out by well wishers even the BBC or should i say the bias broadcasting corporation kept the protests away from the camera having everyone believe that her funeral was tickety boo.

now according to sky news there were large areas behind the barriers that were mostly empty and not that many people came out to see mrs T off except politicians and A list celebs.

even the labour party stayed away apart from a few turncoats that came to the funeral and no real mention of the tory,s bed partners the lib dems who i suppose they turned out because they had to.

auntie beeb made sure that the crowds looked packed and i suppose the majority were londoners as her policies in the 80,s didnt effect them and besides it need the tax payers money for the obscene amount it pays in wages (this is why you need a tv licence).

how many of those in the side streets were protesters disguised as well wishers by the beeb.

was maggies funeral a damp squib and a big tory PR stunt in short YES....

AAG

What an active Imagination you have?

Two things....

One... Harold Wilson ( Labour ) and Ted Heath closed more mines and sacked more miners during their time as Prime Ministers than Thatcher did during her 12 years.

Two...In 1984 Thatcher abolished the GLC which affected thousands of people In the South.

Poll Tax... did that just affect people In the North then?

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oscar;1424761 wrote: What an active Imagination you have?

Two things....

One... Harold Wilson ( Labour ) and Ted Heath closed more mines and sacked more miners during their time as Prime Ministers than Thatcher did during her 12 years.

Two...In 1984 Thatcher abolished the GLC which affected thousands of people In the South. Actually it affected millions of people in the south.

Poll Tax... did that just affect people In the North then?

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She imposed the poll tax on scotland first. When she imposed it on england that's when the riots erupted and she lost her position. People up north tend to respect funerals the viewing figures would probably be interesting. The assumption that any protests would necessarily be violent says a great deal about the mentality of thatcherism - I am right you are chav what you think doesn't matter you're only protesting because you are an idle layabout on benefits. Yet again our political masters ignore the sentiments of ordinary people. The real objections were about her being given a state funeral at a time when so many are being forced in to poverty. the government paying for a state funeral and the nauseating eulogising of a woman despised by many, there is also the fantasy being created about her ending apartheid and bringing down the soviet union.

re two - who was the first elected mayor of london after the glc was abolished?

re one - ignoring all the issues raised and focusing on one merely highlights you don't actually have a coherent thought to stand on.

It's perhaps not a good thing to dwell on our past but when you have political parties still following her insane economic policies despite widespread opposition it is perhaps natural. It's like being in an abusive relationship you can't quite walk away from.