Telling a private individual to foot the bill for policing when said individual already pays taxes to be able to attend the funeral of a friend/colleague without fear of reprisals from a baying mob is absurd
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As absurd as telling the nation which is billions in debt, that it's a good decision to spend £10 million on a funeral for someone who half the nation have a huge loathing for?

Mark, it is exactly because half the country hated her, that it is necessary to spend so much. Could you imagine her in a quiet little church somewhere, only to have 5,000 protesters turn up at the funeral?

Mark, it is exactly because half the country hated her, that it is necessary to spend so much. Could you imagine her in a quiet little church somewhere, only to have 5,000 protesters turn up at the funeral?
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You reap what you sow in life.

It's not like it's money we will miss... We pay taxes so that the government can allocate money for public spending, defence, policing etc. There just so happens to be a necessity to allocate some of that budget towards policing this occasion. It's not like we've had Blue tie wearing stormtroopers kicking our doors in demanding funeral tax. I'm sure there's a million other things that our taxes are spent on that leave just as many people disgruntled. As I expressed earlier, I am far more distressed by the millions per year we spend on allowing known terrorists to reside in this country on ridiculous human rights technicalities. These things happen.

To some, she saved the country. To others, she destroyed it. The thing is, the people who think she destroyed it, are the ones that are likely to cause trouble at her funeral, causing there to be a larger police force necessary to stop it. Those protesters then complain that the funeral is expensive.

You can't hate and threaten a person's funeral and then complain that actions have been taken to stop it.

It's not like it's money we will miss... We pay taxes so that the government can allocate money for public spending, defence, policing etc. There just so happens to be a necessity to allocate some of that budget towards policing this occasion.
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I'm actually speechless at this moment.

Mark if you disagree this strongly then why not stand by your principles and refuse to pay your taxes

How can i refuse to pay my taxes?, they are taken from my wages before i get them.

Council tax?

Don't want to go to jail.

Then you're not that bothered by it are you..

Yes, i'm deeply disturbed.

"You reap what you sow in life."

And there's the point.

All Thatcher actually did was follow a political ideology.

Yet because you disagree with that ideology, you feel it's perfectly acceptable to protest and disrupt a funeral.

It's ok, it'll be easy to get out. All the police are going to be at Maggie's funeral

Also, where does this notion of a baying mob come from? people were celebrating her death, it was a party atmosphere, typical of the state to turn this into an angry mob rioting scenario, just to justify a huge police presence.

It's ok, it'll be easy to get out. All the police are going to be at Maggie's funeral
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Or i could use compressed air and a computer, and blow my way out.

There have been multiple reports of expecting protests at her funeral. No matter how peaceful the intention of the protests, it is still a hell of a lot of people that need keeping track of.

r i could use compressed air and a computer, and blow my way out.

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Git.

All Thatcher actually did was follow a political ideology.

Yet because you disagree with that ideology, you feel it's perfectly acceptable to protest and disrupt a funeral
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Please pull my quotes up where i said that, if you had been paying attention you would see i have been taking issue with the funeral costs being met by the taxpayer.
I await your next smartarse answer with baited breath.

comment by MARK (U1449)

posted 29 minutes ago

Mark, it is exactly because half the country hated her, that it is necessary to spend so much. Could you imagine her in a quiet little church somewhere, only to have 5,000 protesters turn up at the funeral?
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You reap what you sow in life.

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There.

It is put to you, directly, that people may turn up protesting wherever the funeral is.

You simply reply that you reap what you sow.

There's little thing called implication.

Now, wind your neck back.

typical of the state to turn this into an angry mob rioting scenario, just to justify a huge police presence.

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You do realise that in some areas the police were attacked and injured?

There.

It is put to you, directly, that people may turn up protesting wherever the funeral is.

You simply reply that you reap what you sow.

There's little thing called implication.

Now, wind your neck back
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That comment meant if 5,000 protesters turned up at her funeral, it's because she made so many enemies in life, hence you reap what you sow, where do i say it's ok to protest and disrupt someone's funeral?

Oh, and wind your neck back.

The whole point is that this level of policing is necessary because of how many people have threatened to turn up in protest.

Yet because you disagree with that ideology, you feel it's perfectly acceptable to protest and disrupt a funeral.
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who has said that they want the funeral to be protested and disrupted.

I certainly dont. Im just questioning the cost and need for it.

You have to be a bit sick to disrupt a funeral.

MARK (U1449)

Are you serious?

By replying with 'you reap what you sow' you are intimating that she's brought it on herself.

Clearly, in no way suggesting it's not okay.

You'll continue to suggest otherwise because it'd mean admitting you're wrong.

You should realise the point now, even if you won't admit it.