Re: Thatcher to get State funeral
 

Well we should have taken all the crew..banged em up for 24hours then let them go for lack of evidence! (appols..crossed thread.. easy done)

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The Belgrano was not immobilised nor did she surrender.

It was steaming away from the Falklands and there is some dispute whether she was inside or outside the exclusion zone.

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As I recall, a similar thing happened to Oliver Cromwell:)

maybe she should be burried face down, just in case she decides to dig her way out.:D

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I think Maggie should have a state funeral. Regardless of if you agree with her policies (and personally I disagree with most of them) she contributed a lot to this country and set out to do what she thought she had to do. She didn't flinch when the going got tough and all around her were arguing with her. She set a very positive role model for other females to follow.
I also think Blair should get a state funeral. however I would argue that both funerals should be paid for not out of our British public purse but by the Americans as they seemed to have benefited more from the reign of these two premiers.
On a more serious note I do not think anyone should be dis respectful at any funeral, whatever the circumstances

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I can't imagine many people would bother.

Still it'll be nice for the tourists to see the pretty horses.

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Andrew, I think you are defending your views from commited Star or Mirror readers. This is cover up for the balls that the Labour Government are making in our country at the moment. I look at the smile of Hazel Blears and the 'Ive lost it gaze of Gordon Brown' I think we can look forward to a new lease of life under a new Tory Government in the very near future.
Take all the flack you have to, but stand by what you believe in and smile if anyone offends you. Thats politics.;)

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And perhaps those found guilty of knife crimes could perform their community service by following the horses, wielding shovels:rolleyes:

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Hey .... looks like those supporting the burning are in the lead .... maybe I'll spring for a couple of 24s of beer to wash down the dogs:theband:

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Actually 6 (yes)
add 3 (No)

equals 9

Which is 2 more than those supporting the burning












:alright:

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Perhaps we should have a thread suggesting suitable music.:D

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The British imposed exclusion zone – not territorial waters.

And there is some unresolved dispute whether the Belgrano was inside or outside this exclusion zone. The only certainty is that the ship was steaming away from the Falklands.

And andrewb if the ship was steaming away at the time she was torpedoed she could not have been turning round. There has been some alleged documentary evidence that the Belgrano was going away to come back another day but that is all conjecture.

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The Queen is dead, boys, and it's so lonely on a limb..

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There is one from the Wizard of Oz that comes to mind:alright:

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I was under the impression that this was proved by previously unseen documents a year or two ago. That the Belgrano was under orders to attack, and that she was turning around to come back.

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jambutty is spot on, i said that earlier, but cyfr does not wish to here that.:rolleyes: