Muses on a sad day . . .

[gfwgfw]

Maggie arrived safely at the pearly gates

Her beloved Dennis was there to meet and greet her

"Now Dennis she boomed - who was in charge before I arrived"

Like her or hate her

A girl bought up in humble surroundings, a rural market Grantham corner shop

. . . and have a almost state funeral, must earn a smidgen of respected from us all

RIP Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG OM PC FRS

[oldbluefox]

I felt extremely proud to be British today - the manner of the pomp and ceremony, the precision timing, the men of our armed forces who acted as pall bearers, the marching bands, the riders who accompanied the coffin. The list is endless. And we had a most moving reading from the young Amanda Thatcher, who not only looked lovely but delivered her piece, which she had clearly taken the trouble to learn, with poise and dignity. It was good to see the streets lined with crowds from all corners of the world and thankfully nobody did anything silly.
Whatever our problems, with the eyes of the world upon us, we showed everybody something which makes our nation what it is today and for which we can be justly proud.

[gfwgfw]

Mr OBF

Spot on, I even wore a black tie, how bleedy sad is that

Luboo

Graham

[Onelife]

OBF

It would seem you and Amanda Thatcher have something in common in that you have both expressed your feelings most eloquently.

Regards

Keith

[GillD46]

I found it all very moving and it appeared to go off without a hitch. A lovely send off.

[Ray Scully]

A busy day gardening now that the weather is improving.

Ray

[Dancing Queen]

I didn't see the funeral as I've been out most of the day but will catch the highlights on the early evening news. I'm so pleased it went without incident.

I love your little quip Graham, I'm sure many of us can imagine Lady T saying that to Dennis ...reunited at last he was a lovely man I'm just glad he wasn't around to hear some of the venom that has been "spouted" over the last few days.

[Boris+]

We were able to catch the funeral service etc., and it all seemed to go very smoothly indeed.

It makes people proud to be British, something like this.

I can only applaud what Graham posted - and Amanda Thatcher's appearance, demeanour and delivery of a reading were completely top notch - Baroness Thatcher would have been proud of her granddaughter.

Em

[Delboy]

I felt extremely proud to be British today - the manner of the pomp and ceremony, the precision timing, the men of our armed forces who acted as pall bearers, the marching bands, the riders who accompanied the coffin. The list is endless. And we had a most moving reading from the young Amanda Thatcher, who not only looked lovely but delivered her piece, which she had clearly taken the trouble to learn, with poise and dignity. It was good to see the streets lined with crowds from all corners of the world and thankfully nobody did anything silly.
Whatever our problems, with the eyes of the world upon us, we showed everybody something which makes our nation what it is today and for which we can be justly proud.

Obf & gfw

Could not agree more, very impressed with Amanda Thatcher, think this was a funeral above politics.

Eleven serving prime ministers, putting there political differences aside to come together to respect and honour, a women, mother, grandmother and a true states person.

Good also to see the service was about her the person and involved humour.

Also glad to see the whole thing passed without incident, and the spontaneous clapping from those lining the route, as the coffin passed.

[noddy10]

Didnt watch it and have no interest in her one little bit. Just sitting here thinking what good could have been done in these austere times with the money that has been wasted and the family will obviously benefit millions from her estate. If I or anyone else has to organise a funeral for a loved one it has to be paid for by the family and not the taxpayer the same should apply to the Thatcher family.

[Not so ancient mariner]

I doubt if the majority of taxpayers would agree that the money (whatever the final figure may actually have been) was 'wasted': - and the Thatcher family did contibute to the cost. Although this may have been quite a small percentage of the total, I suspect it was far more than the cost of the average family funeral.

[Dark Knight]

"Too late" was the cry
it is all over and passed peacefully, so the rest as they say is history

[Dancing Queen]

Well you have a right to your opinion Noddy as does everyone else but it is something that was agreed by Parliament a long time ago ( and by a Labour leader I believe ) so it is something that those that don't agree with will just have to accept.

I am just watching our regional news which covers the Yorkshire region, I have to say I am disgusted .... there is one area which yes was a mining village but they have actually burnt an effigy of Baroness Thatcher today .. I think that just about sums up the mentality of some people, there was an interview with Anne Scargill ( Ex wife of the notorious Arthur ) what a nasty common woman she is and such a hypocrite, she stood side by side with the miners during the strike but then went home to her very posh house she wasn't affected in the least as dear old Arthur continued to receive his salary.

I know how the miners suffered I am Yorkshire born and bred and was there at the time, my brother was a miner during the strike so I am more than aware of the hardship it caused but those that wanted to move on have and .... well the ones that haven't didn't want to anyway, there is always work to be had it may not always be what you want but at the end of the day it comes down to how much respect you have for yourself, I actually feel sorry for those that can't see the good that she did for this Country.

[ChesterfieldJohn]

Didnt watch it and have no interest in her one little bit. Just sitting here thinking what good could have been done in these austere times with the money that has been wasted and the family will obviously benefit millions from her estate. If I or anyone else has to organise a funeral for a loved one it has to be paid for by the family and not the taxpayer the same should apply to the Thatcher family.

I agree completely. Should be paid by his family.

We are subsidising her son who was involved in an illegal coup in and is banned from Monaco as an undesirable.

Yet he is still a sir.

[Dark Knight]

John
he is a Baronette actually, he inherits the title

[paultheeagle]

I to am pleased that Mrs Thatcher's funeral went well without any major blips, let the Tories say farewell to their hero....Whatever one thinks about her she was a wife, a mother and grandmother and whoever serves their country in the capacity of Prime Minister deserves to have their funeral paid for by the tax payer, the people whom she served.....she cannot hurt anyone else again...she's gone...I too felt proud to be British.

Should she have been put on a par with Sir Winston Churchil and given a State Funeral....No, not for me, but that is another argument.

And that's it.

My old Mum used to say all the time to me about someone who has died...."If you can't say something nice about someone, then say nothing at all."

Nuff said..

Goodbye Maggie.

[Onelife]

Well you have a right to your opinion Noddy as does everyone else but it is something that was agreed by Parliament a long time ago ( and by a Labour leader I believe ) so it is something that those that don't agree with will just have to accept.

I am just watching our regional news which covers the Yorkshire region, I have to say I am disgusted .... there is one area which yes was a mining village but they have actually burnt an effigy of Baroness Thatcher today .. I think that just about sums up the mentality of some people, there was an interview with Anne Scargill ( Ex wife of the notorious Arthur ) what a nasty common woman she is and such a hypocrite, she stood side by side with the miners during the strike but then went home to her very posh house she wasn't affected in the least as dear old Arthur continued to receive his salary.

I know how the miners suffered I am Yorkshire born and bred and was there at the time, my brother was a miner during the strike so I am more than aware of the hardship it caused but those that wanted to move on have and .... well the ones that haven't didn't want to anyway, there is always work to be had it may not always be what you want but at the end of the day it comes down to how much respect you have for yourself, I actually feel sorry for those that can't see the good that she did for this Country.

Hi Jo

Spoken like a true Yorkshire lass!

Regards

Keith

[Dancing Queen]

Didnt watch it and have no interest in her one little bit. Just sitting here thinking what good could have been done in these austere times with the money that has been wasted and the family will obviously benefit millions from her estate. If I or anyone else has to organise a funeral for a loved one it has to be paid for by the family and not the taxpayer the same should apply to the Thatcher family.

I agree completely. Should be paid by his family.

We are subsidising her son who was involved in an illegal coup in and is banned from Monaco as an undesirable.

Yet he is still a sir.

John, how long ago was that I don't have any time for Mark Thatcher either but his being involved in an illegal coup has absolutely nothing to do with his mothers funeral, it really doesn't matter who any of us think should pick up the "tab" Parliament agreed it a long time ago it isn't the Thatcher family that have requested it.

[Dancing Queen]

Well you have a right to your opinion Noddy as does everyone else but it is something that was agreed by Parliament a long time ago ( and by a Labour leader I believe ) so it is something that those that don't agree with will just have to accept.

I am just watching our regional news which covers the Yorkshire region, I have to say I am disgusted .... there is one area which yes was a mining village but they have actually burnt an effigy of Baroness Thatcher today .. I think that just about sums up the mentality of some people, there was an interview with Anne Scargill ( Ex wife of the notorious Arthur ) what a nasty common woman she is and such a hypocrite, she stood side by side with the miners during the strike but then went home to her very posh house she wasn't affected in the least as dear old Arthur continued to receive his salary.

I know how the miners suffered I am Yorkshire born and bred and was there at the time, my brother was a miner during the strike so I am more than aware of the hardship it caused but those that wanted to move on have and .... well the ones that haven't didn't want to anyway, there is always work to be had it may not always be what you want but at the end of the day it comes down to how much respect you have for yourself, I actually feel sorry for those that can't see the good that she did for this Country.

Hi Jo

Spoken like a true Yorkshire lass!

Regards

Keith

Oh I am that Keith and very proud to be

[noddy10]

The BBC gave Mark Thatcher the title of Sir Mark Thatcher yesterday Dark Knight which says it all about our hereditary system in this country when a useless, corrupt human being like Mark Thatcher can become a "Sir" on the back of his mother.

Dancing Queen I equally feel sorry for those that thought Margaret Thatcher did good for this country but I suppose that is a democracy but please do not feel sorry for me thank you very much.

[noddy10]

At least I am not a hypocrite like all those fellow cabinet members of her government saying she was a fine woman when it was them that well and truly stabbed her in the back.

[Mo2013]

I am Yorkshire, born and bred. I do not agree that the taxpayer should have to pay for this. For William Hague to say the country can afford it is unbelievable, since the country is in dire straights. Mrs Scargill living in a nice house has nothing to do with anything. Her husband was top dog and was paid accordingly, just like any Chief Exec, who will happily make people redundant whilst still living in his big house and driving a big flash car. Same difference. I did not like the scenes at Orgreave but I liked even less the ruthless way the unions were trodden and crushed underfoot.

I would be interested to read what people's opinions would be were it another politician - say Tony Blair - who was having a similar funeral. I think that would make very interesting reading indeed.

[Mo2013]

At least I am not a hypocrite like all those fellow cabinet members of her government saying she was a fine woman when it was them that well and truly stabbed her in the back.

I'm sure that they did that for the good of the country. She was immovable and resolute, and they would not have done it had it not been necessary.

[ChesterfieldJohn]

I am Yorkshire, born and bred. I do not agree that the taxpayer should have to pay for this. For William Hague to say the country can afford it is unbelievable, since the country is in dire straights. Mrs Scargill living in a nice house has nothing to do with anything. Her husband was top dog and was paid accordingly, just like any Chief Exec, who will happily make people redundant whilst still living in his big house and driving a big flash car. Same difference. I did not like the scenes at Orgreave but I liked even less the ruthless way the unions were trodden and crushed underfoot.

I would be interested to read what people's opinions would be were it another politician - say Tony Blair - who was having a similar funeral. I think that would make very interesting reading indeed.

This forum would be up in arms if it was Tony Blair, it is clear from the comments that the majority of posters are Tories.

The problem with the majority of people who believe in one party, in my opinion, is that they only see one side of any argument/discussion.

John

[Dancing Queen]

The BBC gave Mark Thatcher the title of Sir Mark Thatcher yesterday Dark Knight which says it all about our hereditary system in this country when a useless, corrupt human being like Mark Thatcher can become a "Sir" on the back of his mother.

Dancing Queen I equally feel sorry for those that thought Margaret Thatcher did good for this country but I suppose that is a democracy but please do not feel sorry for me thank you very much.

As I said Noddy everyone is entitled to their opinion and I certainly don't feel sorry for you, lbh you obviously enjoy a pretty nice life as many of us do, is that thanks to Baroness Thatcher's government or thanks to the likes of Tony Blair, I certainly know which government works for us