Interesting thread…. I had a 2 hour drive Monday to Wales and listened to the phone ins on the BBC. General view was that there was no middle ground, and people were in the love/hate bands.
I was generally “Pro” Mrs T, and still think if she had her time again she would be voted in again on sheer strength of personality and the fact that, she DID something and spoke her mind.
However, I was pulled toward the non-existant “Middle” ground the more I listened, and while I abhor the “death parties” etc, I do think that the funeral is inappropriate and does show that the government is misreading the public.
There were many with a genuine grievance against the policies and outcomes who will object to the funeral in that format, and I understand and in fact support that view. She was made a Baroness in recognition for her service, that should, IMHO suffice.
as a society we lack “Great statesmen/women” in large, thanks to the media coverage (would Churchill win an election today once his drinking and smoking was made public? ) this quote from an old sci fi show sums that up :
“Greatness is never appreciated in youth, called pride in midlife, dismissed in old age and reconsidered in death. Because we cannot tolerate greatness in our midst we do all that we can to destroy it.”
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