No state funeral for Thatcher

Posted by David Semple in Terrible Tories A lot of barstool conversation has been devoted to the subject of whether or not Margaret Thatcher is likely to get a state funeral. Last year the tabloids hinted at it and the broadsheets repudiated such rumours; now it’s left to the Guardian and the Telegraph to report that actually Thatcher will be getting a state funeral. Official sources are still denying it of course - but no doubt no-one wants to rock the boat and upset people. Regardless, people are upset. No few harsh words have been directed in Thatcher’s direction from among those people I frequently hear discussing any matters of the day - and these aren’t even people with whom I share political views. A lot of them are young and didn’t live through the days of Thatcher’s reign but the children of miners and other workers... [read full story]