You really needed to have lived in the UK during the 80's & 90's (I did) to understand why there's so much hatred towards her.

She sold off everything the country owned - Telcos, airlines, utilities, council houses, school playing fields etc and didn't give a monkey's about "working class" people anywhere in the country, but particularly in Scotland.

There were the poll tax riots & Brixton riots that were attributable to her policies and the Falklands war was simply sable rattling and a way to channel huge sums of cash to the military. Her son was also involved in some particularly nasty stuff, including a coup in Guinea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Thatcher

It was a Rest in Peace thread for a now defenceless 87 year old woman who was in ill health.

It wasnt a thread to disrespect a ladys memories.

I am hoping the MODS show some dignity and clean up the thread.

Perhaps we leave RIP threads as that, rest in peace, and people who want to wish bad of the dead can start another post. A bit of decorum I thought for a 87 yr old lady wouldnt hurt, would it.  Sheeesh.