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mike978

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5. It is just you

Reply to drynberg (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:35 AM

Apr 2013

The Thatcher foundation is paying some, but it is normal for Prime Ministers (and Presidents for that matter) to have a publicly funded funeral. Her's is bigger than most (since Churchill) because she was the longest serving, first female prime minister. She also left an enduring legacy, which did change the centre ground of UK politics, even after 13 years of Labour rule.

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