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.
