Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

WSC had a state funeral, but that would have been (i suspect) in recognition of his role in WW2 .....

though MT was a very fine PM (imo), she could surely not be considered to have similar attributes ...... bambi would then expect similar!

I don't think political leaders are usually given state funerals in peacetime. Churchill was an exception due to his political influence during WW2, but I think it would set a tricky precedent if she was now granted one.

Hays,

I think the tories should pay the funeral expenses for their icon.

A state funeral would be a waste of tax payers money.

Or perhaps, the funeral expenses should be paid out of a whip around at the Dog and Duck and the tory party membership.

I hope they don't try recycling her.

Very sad news. I think she served this country with dignity and integrity - two qualities sadly lacking in the current crop of politicians.

Which means that labour MP's should pay for their leader's funeral expenses when they pass away. I wonder if they would want to be buried by the local authority according to good socialist principles?

she should be go to the crem and family only but doubt the daughter will turn up

Have they found Mark yet?

she had police dress as miners to course trouble it was not the miners it was the police that did the damage that is why the police are corrupt

she will go to hell if their is a hell

why are blair and bush not in the world war crime courts that is the big question
liars and murderers dropped bombs on women nd children in the night

let's leave the village idiot's ramblings at the bottom of his beer glass or pub urinal, where they belong ......

i suspect the normal course of events is that an ex PM's funeral remains primarily a family affair ...... it may be that parliament will wish to allocate some funds towards same as a mark of respect, but i have no idea whether or not such a "donation" is customary .... if not, it would set a rather uncomfortable precedent

How despicable some of the comments are, the lady in question is not even cold - just go to the pub and have a "tap room" debacle with your associates.

Tanker your post 22979 is truly appalling. You should be ashamed of yourself for making a comment like that in the immediate aftermath of her death.

I may give a bob or two to a funeral pyre for Blair, as well as few others, along as it was immediate.

not all we torys thought she was good . she was not she cost the party its good name
and set us on the path of destruction .and we have never recovered .
she will get no sorrow from 60% of the uk .good people died because of her
go to durham and ask the questions

You are a truly disgusting character, Tanker there is no excuse for making a comment like that. I think you should remove the post I referred to.

would you fish in the bottom of a pub urinal to rescue 2p? ...... if not, then why flatter the village idiot by bothering to react?

she had police planted has miners .
she was no saint you should read about her .

doodle . are you a innocent

You can blame the miners' strike and conflict on one person only. Scargill caused the whole thing and never even had a union vote on the strike. Just a communist trying to bring down the government with Soviet money.

cynic the lowest insult is to be called yellow but it fits you fine