Of course today would be Majestic’s World Malbec Day, brought to you by “Wines of Argentina”. Not quite in the Oddbins league perhaps, though this must be the second most unfortunate booze promotion of the week. Guido will be heading down to Maggie’s nightclub later this evening, where the drinks will be rather more suited to today’s other occasion of note…
The vast majority on the mainstream left managed to conduct themselves with some decorum today, Ed Miliband wore his morning suit, however it all got too much for one Thatcher-hater. Kevin Maguire’s Twitter timeline over the last week has been a textbook example of snide barrel-scraping bitterness:
Some flowers left outside House of Lords. For Mrs T? No cards http://t.co/JArXseHfDO
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 9, 2013
Ken Livingstone giving the best political critiques of Thatcher
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 9, 2013
Glenda Jackson for Prime Minister
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 10, 2013
Surprised if Rupert Murdoch doesn't make the effort to go to Thatcher's funeral after all she did for him, and him for her
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 16, 2013
Thatcher gives an idea of what it's like to live in N Korea as we watch TV, listen to the radio and read some papers
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 17, 2013
No Nelson Mandela but F W de Klerk for Thatcher
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 17, 2013
Neglecting to note that Mandela’s daughter attended on behalf of her sick father.
Metropolitan Police estimate 37m mourners lined London streets for Thatcher's funeral. Only joking. It was 42m
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 17, 2013
If Mrs Thatcher made Britain so great why do her kids and grandkids all live abroad?
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) April 17, 2013
At least he can relax now.
“Years ago, Mrs Thatcher recognised the truth about the European project. She saw that it was about taking away democracy from nation states and handing that power to largely unaccountable people. Knowing as she did that the Euro would not work, she saw that this was a very dangerous design.”
The Cathedral bells ring half-muffled as the hearse leaves from the bottom of the West Steps of the Cathedral for The Royal Hospital Chelsea…
Flowers thrown into the path of Maggie’s gun carriage as it passed through the streets of London. Office workers watching from their windows shout “get a job” at a very small number of protesters below. There was one awkward reunion inside St Paul’s:
Thatcher’s granddaughter Amanda gives a steely reading. A chip off the old block:
An emotional George Osborne:
A stunning aerial shot of St Paul’s (via Sky):
Watch the beginning of the service here:
Dave dressed for the occasion in his morning suit, SamCam goes for a pussybow Maggie tribute…
