London prepares for Thatcher's funeral - armed forces will be used over threats of protests, riots,
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[B]London's ring of steel: Preparations in full swing ahead of Baroness Thatcher's funeral as police get ready to launch biggest security operation since the Olympics[/B]
- Steel fencing being put up along central London procession route
- Soldiers to line route, while SAS will be waiting and ready to pounce
- Heads of state, royalty and other high-profile figures could be terror targets
- Also threat from anarchist and left-wing rioters
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[URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2308543/Margaret-Thatcher-funeral-Police-ready-launch-biggest-security-operation-Olympics.html[/URL]
i understand having a heightened Police presence... but really the army? why?
[QUOTE=777ecnatsiser;40266917]i understand having a heightened Police presence... but really the army? why?[/QUOTE]
[quote]More than 2,000 people will attend the £8million service, including The Queen and all surviving ex-prime ministers and US presidents, which is also a factor in the heightened security.
Other notable attendees will include Sir Terry Wogan, Joan Collins and Jeremy Clarkson.[/quote]
because Jeremy Clarkson is there duh
[QUOTE=777ecnatsiser;40266917]i understand having a heightened Police presence... but really the army? why?[/QUOTE]
If the news has showed me anything, Englanders know how to make a good fucking riot
What an absolute shame that there's a risk of violence at a funeral. Think of her family, having to deal with the police being there and trying to drown out the inevitable bunch of morons calling their mother a witch.
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The Army heard this guy was coming, they had to be prepared.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;40266984]What an absolute shame that there's a risk of violence at a funeral. Think of her family, having to deal with the police being there and trying to drown out the inevitable bunch of morons calling their mother a witch.[/QUOTE]
I dunno, she's still having a £10m funeral with the most important and famous people in the world attending
[QUOTE=Trumple;40266937]because Jeremy Clarkson is there duh[/QUOTE]
Well Clarkson [I]is[/I] Britains most important celebrity
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;40266984]What an absolute shame that there's a risk of violence at a funeral. Think of her family, having to deal with the police being there and trying to drown out the inevitable bunch of morons calling their mother a witch.[/QUOTE]
Oh yes, poor them attending a £10M funeral. Oh how poor won't somebody think of the children.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;40266944]If the news has showed me anything, Englanders know how to make a good fucking riot[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTVKSyX3yXs[/media]
[QUOTE=777ecnatsiser;40267054][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTVKSyX3yXs[/media][/QUOTE]
I think you're mixing up England with Canada.
[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;40267005]Oh yes, poor them attending a £10M funeral. Oh how poor won't somebody think of the children.[/QUOTE]
Of course the cost of the funeral completely negates the shouting and booing, how silly of me not to notice. If only my own mother could have had £10 million to spend on her funeral I'd be perfectly happy to have a chorus of abuse in the pews and having a police escort on the way to the cemetery.
so: why is she essentially getting a state funeral?
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9984619/Margaret-Thatcher-This-is-a-state-funeral-and-thats-a-mistake.html[/url]
[quote=Peter Oborne]The official line from Buckingham Palace and Downing Street is that Margaret Thatcher is not being granted a state funeral. And it is true that the Baroness will not lie in state at Westminster Hall, as Sir Winston Churchill did almost 50 years ago.
In almost every other respect, however, this is the real thing. Next Wednesday, her body will be taken by gun carriage from St Clement Danes in the Strand, down Fleet Street and into St Paul’s Cathedral.
There will be a gun salute at the Tower of London. And the cost of the event will be borne in large part by the taxpayer. Most important of all, the Queen is to attend.
If something looks, smells and tastes like a state funeral, then it is reasonable to conclude that it is one. The truth is that Lady Thatcher is getting very similar treatment to Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997 or the Queen Mother in 2002.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Turnips5;40267108]so: why is she essentially getting a state funeral?
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9984619/Margaret-Thatcher-This-is-a-state-funeral-and-thats-a-mistake.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Probably because she was the first female prime minister.
[QUOTE=777ecnatsiser;40266917]i understand having a heightened Police presence... but really the army? why?[/QUOTE]
I dunno its not like any terrorist organisation actively targeted her, including trying to blow her up and only just missing? I cannot think of a single person or organisation who would want to seriously disrupt her funeral...
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[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;40267005]Oh yes, poor them attending a £10M funeral. Oh how poor won't somebody think of the children.[/QUOTE]
You are dumb, its nothing to do with the cost. There's a good number of former world leaders and the like, they need protection.
[QUOTE=ksenior;40267000]Well Clarkson [I]is[/I] Britains most important celebrity[/QUOTE]
Second most important.
Jimmy Carr is the most important.
Source: There is a horn that summons him.
[QUOTE=gokiyono;40267642]Second most important.
Jimmy Carr is the most important.
Source: There is a horn that summons him.[/QUOTE]
Shame it didn't stop him from evading taxes.
So are we not getting a bank holiday because it's "not" a state funeral?
[QUOTE=markg06;40267668]Shame it didn't stop him from evading taxes.[/QUOTE]
Celebrity, not tax-payer.
He or she has another name.
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[QUOTE=Jackald;40267654]That's a funny way to spell Stephen Fry[/QUOTE]
If there is a horn to summon him, then he is above Jimmy Carr.
[QUOTE=markg06;40267668]Shame it didn't stop him from evading taxes.
So are we not getting a bank holiday because it's "not" a state funeral?[/QUOTE]
Minor little thing, he avoided paying taxes he didn't partake in tax evasion. Everything he did was nice and legal.
If there was a proper riot over this, the irony would be that it would cost more in damages than the £8 million spent on the funeral itself
Why has FP been accepting and trusting dozens of Daily Mail articles lately?
[QUOTE=Trumple;40266937]because Jeremy Clarkson is there duh[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=smurfy;40269963]Why has FP been accepting and trusting dozens of Daily Mail articles lately?[/QUOTE]
Because (some) are not bullshit.
[QUOTE=gokiyono;40270002]Because (some) are not bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Yeah the ones that tell me bad things about the people I don't like.
[QUOTE=SnakeHead;40267092]I think you're mixing up England with Canada.[/QUOTE]
He didn't apologize to the trash bin afterwards.
[QUOTE=smurfy;40269963]Why has FP been accepting and trusting dozens of Daily Mail articles lately?[/QUOTE]
yeah imo all matt.ant does by posting Daily Mail articles 24/7 is make UK look so much worse than it is. Fox is banned as a source, why isnt the Daily Mail.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;40270010]Yeah the ones that tell me bad things about the people I don't like.[/QUOTE]
Tell me where this article says anything bad about someone I actually know something about.
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