I think its all on purpose..I really do. I know Im a bit of a conspiracy theory nut at times but I really think they want people to kick off. For what reason, I dont know. But just how they have tried to ram this down peoples throats...I cant see any other reason to do that

Yes.

Well

It's a bloody funeral, people should at least still respect her grieving relatives.

Cameron's looking pleased with himself with his front row seat

Whatever.

So how much is this costing?

10 million allegedly..

Exactly. If somebody wanted to ruin a funeral by doing something stupid then they are a very small person and don't deserve any praise. If people want to have parties about her death, do it, but don't ruin somebodies funeral, where their family members are there to grieve. Disgusting

I find this moving..

****** me. Waste of money. Maggie would have hated that.

I'm not concerning myself with the cost, that's not my issue or grudge.

I just think people should show some respect to family that have just lost a loved one. They are not to blame.

That Owen is a Lad.



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Each to their own. I like how our country is capable of doing something like this for somebodies funeral.

The family had their private funeral last night according to the news. This is just the public display

I agree.. which I why they shoukd have kept it small and private. This fawning from the media and softening this horrible woman's actions with rose tinted glasses has riled people. I personally would hate for anybodys funeral to be marred in any way, but I think the government and the media, knowing how strongly a lot of the country feel about her, have created a lot of bad feeling.

BTW, I dont want the funeral to be ruined. Its just the only way I would actually watch the highlights. I hate funerals fullstop, I hate even having to attend family members/friends funerals (that sounds awful though). Too depressing and boring. SO no way would I chose to watch a run of the mill funeral with mass fawning over someone I dislike in the first place :S

But surely you can see the irony in it? Families, generations and whole communites are living in poverty in this country as a direct result of Thatcherism, yet the country can spen 10 million on a fake public display of grief for all the hooray Henries

Well at least you're not watching it. Most people who hated her are watching it and moaning when all they really have to do is turn the tv off

Well you might not think her legacy and the ideology of Thatcherism which is still prevalent today and dictates successive governments policies might not need to be condemned, or that those who felt the brunt of her time in office have the right to air their disgust at this endless adulation she is being given and all her critics are being silenced (even by the publicly funded state broadcaster), and that to fund this over the top ceremony with tax payers money whilst disabled people and those at the bottom are being trampled on (ironically as a result of her ideology) is disgraceful, but a lot of people do. Why people are expected to put up and shut up I'm really not sure, Thatcherism isn't over, the canonisation of the woman is beyond appalling and the way all of this is being funded by tax payers, with celebrities and the Queen invited, Big Ben silenced and the BBC censoring her opponents is unsurprisingly pissing a lot of people off, even those who are neutral towards her.

Theres quite a few turned backs amongst the sparse crowd.

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Sparse crowd? There's hundreds of people packed all along the route, 99% of which there out of respect

We can watch even if they don't agree, even if it is just to have a moan.

I have to say I'm surprised the turn out is so big.

You do realise I know you're not the only one who thinks this? Of course closing the roads/spending whatever amount of money on this is wrong when she could've had just a family funeral but she was a big figure in the UK, this was bound to have happened. I'm pretty neutral on this matter, I don't despise her/want the funeral to go wrong neither do I want it to be shoved in people's faces and have loads of money spent on it.

I am appreciating the momentus lengths our country can go to to remember somebody. It's moving and makes me feel proud, regardless of who it is.

Course you can but then to moan about it, you're just riling yourself up. Especially if people feel like the BBC is shoving it in their faces.