Margaret Thatcher funeral: a "fitting tribute?"
Margaret Thatcher funeral: a "fitting tribute?"
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Anti-Thatcher protesters on the streets of London for the former PM's funeral turned their backs as her coffin passed by.
Charmain Kenner, 58, was in Trafalgar Square as the hearse made its way towards St Paul's Cathedral and she highlighted the cost of the funeral as a reason for her protest.
She said: "Thatcher's policies were all about individualistic materialism. She created a much greater divide between rich and poor, she ruined many communities and many industries.
"Basically, she ruined this country and, to add insult to injury, we're expected to pay for her funeral. We're going to be living with Thatcher's legacy for a long time yet."
Ms Kenner, who carried a sign bearing the words "If there's no such thing as society pay for your own funeral", said she had attended a party to celebrate Lady Thatcher's death.
"I've been protesting against Margaret Thatcher since the 1980s and I shall continue to do so," she added.
Patricia Welsh, a 69-year-old retired youth worker, joined the Facebook-organised demonstration at the junction of Ludgate Hill and Ludgate Circus in central London.
She said: "I am absolutely furious that Prime Minister David Cameron has decided to spend £10 million on a funeral when normal people are having to face cutbacks, libraries are closing and the NHS is being cut - for the funeral of a Conservative woman.
"Like anyone else she deserves a decent funeral, but not at the expense of the taxpayer."
Others took a stance against the "glorifying" of Lady Thatcher's funeral and cuts to the welfare state. Dave Winslow, 22, an anthropology student from Durham, said: "The message is that spending £10 million on such a divisive figure in times of austerity, especially when austerity is being imposed on the poor, is wrong, especially when harm is being caused to the disabled and the NHS
Charmain Kenner, 58, was in Trafalgar Square as the hearse made its way towards St Paul's Cathedral and she highlighted the cost of the funeral as a reason for her protest.
She said: "Thatcher's policies were all about individualistic materialism. She created a much greater divide between rich and poor, she ruined many communities and many industries.
"Basically, she ruined this country and, to add insult to injury, we're expected to pay for her funeral. We're going to be living with Thatcher's legacy for a long time yet."
Ms Kenner, who carried a sign bearing the words "If there's no such thing as society pay for your own funeral", said she had attended a party to celebrate Lady Thatcher's death.
"I've been protesting against Margaret Thatcher since the 1980s and I shall continue to do so," she added.
Patricia Welsh, a 69-year-old retired youth worker, joined the Facebook-organised demonstration at the junction of Ludgate Hill and Ludgate Circus in central London.
She said: "I am absolutely furious that Prime Minister David Cameron has decided to spend £10 million on a funeral when normal people are having to face cutbacks, libraries are closing and the NHS is being cut - for the funeral of a Conservative woman.
"Like anyone else she deserves a decent funeral, but not at the expense of the taxpayer."
Others took a stance against the "glorifying" of Lady Thatcher's funeral and cuts to the welfare state. Dave Winslow, 22, an anthropology student from Durham, said: "The message is that spending £10 million on such a divisive figure in times of austerity, especially when austerity is being imposed on the poor, is wrong, especially when harm is being caused to the disabled and the NHS
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