Today:
Thatcher’s funeral cost = £10 million. Latest ‘unavoidable’ cuts to Arts Council England = £11.6 million.
— Damien Walter (@damiengwalter) April 15, 2013
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral: 23 things you could pay for with £10m
Big Ben is silenced.
BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
— Big Ben (@big_ben_clock) April 16, 2013
The BBC refuse to play a song from the Wizard of Oz.
Five MSPs deny the Scottish Parliament a debate on Thatcher’s legacy.
There’s a strong possibility that the Metropolitan police will pre-arrest people whom they allege are going to take part in protests at the funeral: there has been an explicit threat that anyone who does protest along the funeral route will be arrested.
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