Margaret Thatcher - Page 27

DaveinGermany · 26-04-2013, 18:58

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Originally Posted by Less

they caused so much suffering .

Can also be applied the the USSR, they weren't exactly the saints of the 20th Century were they? I'm sure your DIL is a charming young lady Less, but there's plenty of "White Russians" here in Germany, who have failed to impress & are continuing to fail.

Since German unity in 1990, the old East Germans were very reticent initially to talk about their time under Russian control, but as the time passed more & more information came to light & into the public domain, not all Beer & skittles I can assure you.

gpick24 · 26-04-2013, 19:15

group hug for Less everyone.

Guinness · 26-04-2013, 19:33

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Actually, DtheP, it was an even better bargain than that.
The cost of the police was £2million but they would have been on duty and on pay anyway.

Hmmm..so following on logically ALL the police who were on duty at the funeral that day must be superfluous on a normal day since their was no major reported increase in crime despite the temporary increase in population and drunken celebration, and they were away from their normal duties.

£2million per day times 365 days = £730 million a year savings...thats about what they'll save from forcing people to move house for having too many rooms.

Go figure

gpick24 · 26-04-2013, 19:38

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Originally Posted by Guinness

Hmmm..so following on logically ALL the police who were on duty at the funeral that day must be superfluous on a normal day since their was no major reported increase in crime despite the temporary increase in population and drunken celebration, and they were away from their normal duties.

Or all the people the police are normally tied up arresting or doing for speeding or commiting whatever offence, the rozzers were keeping an eye on at the funeral anyway.

jaysay · 27-04-2013, 08:40

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Originally Posted by Less

How true, just a shame Gordon couldn't have thought of that, perhaps you aren't the staunch Tory I thought you were?

Unlike Gordon you can see some good in the likes of me.

First and foremost Less your a fellow drinker, that's good enough for me mate

DtheP47 · 27-04-2013, 13:04

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Originally Posted by Less

Perhaps to pay for the concrete needed to make sure she's not part of the second coming?

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Actually, DtheP, it was an even better bargain than that.
The cost of the police was £2million but they would have been on duty and on pay anyway.
So the cost was only £1.6 million. That's 2.4 pence for every person!

Come on, cashman, I reckon you've had more than 2.4pence worth of pleasure moaning about it!

The blessed Baroness was cremated Wizz...old superstions eh? unless of course you would want her ashes poured into the readymix? That would help people to sleep at night.

Nooo Gordon it cost £2 mill' for diverting non-London police forces to the capital for the day.

n.b. The Thatcher family agreed to pay for the flowers and undertaking bill.

Less · 27-04-2013, 14:28

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Originally Posted by DtheP47

The blessed Baroness was cremated Wizz...old superstions eh? unless of course you would want her ashes poured into the readymix? That would help people to sleep at night.

Nooo Gordon it cost £2 mill' for diverting non-London police forces to the capital for the day.

n.b. The Thatcher family agreed to pay for the flowers and undertaking bill.

Do I give a damn?

Gordon Booth · 27-04-2013, 15:58

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Originally Posted by DtheP47

Nooo Gordon it cost £2 mill' for diverting non-London police forces to the capital for the day.

n.b. The Thatcher family agreed to pay for the flowers and undertaking bill.

The £2million was 'opportunity costs' for police from other areas who would have been on other duties on the day, so on pay anyway.
Only £1.1million was spent on additional security and policing.
Sources- The Guardian, The Mirror News and the BBC. Who can argue with sources like that?
Either way, well worth it.

egg&chips · 27-04-2013, 16:46

I personally would have happily paid upto £5 for the lady's funeral. I'm only disappointed that I could not have paid for it much earlier.

DtheP47 · 27-04-2013, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

The £2million was 'opportunity costs' for police from other areas who would have been on other duties on the day, so on pay anyway.
Only £1.1million was spent on additional security and policing.
Sources- The Guardian, The Mirror News and the BBC. Who can argue with sources like that?
Either way, well worth it.

I suspect these Boys in Blue from other area's crashed in the overtime working and the MET will be back charged...but hey ho agreed.... worth every penny Mr B

cashman · 27-04-2013, 17:29

I suppose one way of looking at is shes dead,end of.

Eric · 27-04-2013, 17:41

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Originally Posted by cashman

I suppose one way of looking at is shes dead,end of.

You're dead right ... we should always look at the bright side.

lindsay ormerod · 27-04-2013, 19:16

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Originally Posted by DtheP47

Baroness Thatcher's funeral cost the equivalent of 6p for every person.* To echo the words of Lord Bell "Extremely good value"

*D Telegraph 26/04/13

Where do I go for my refund? Her family are worth millions, her estate will no doubt be huge with all the bungs from the ciggie manufacturers, I strongly object to contributing anything to her , dead or alive, when she did nothing for me.