Thatcher: The Lady not for turning but for burning
Britain’s
Queen Elizabeth (front L) and Mark Thatcher (R), son of former British
PM Margaret Thatcher, watch as her coffin arrives in St Paul’s Cathedral
for the funeral service, in London, April 17, 2013.
Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:7PM
The
discreet disposal of late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has
to do with the UK fear of public anger, adding that the lady is for
burning and not for turning, an Irish analyst says.
In an article for Press TV, Finian Cunningham drew a parallel between Thatcher and “her close friend Augusto Pinochet”, the former Chilean dictator, whose remains were cremated in 2006 in a bid to avoid vandalism of his burial site.
“She once arrogantly and famously said of her own intransigent policies, “The Lady is not for turning”. But, the Lady is for burning,” the prominent expert in international affairs wrote on Wednesday.
“Despite the pomp being afforded by the British state for Thatcher, perhaps the same concerns about public anger underlie the reason for her discreet disposal,” he stated.
Cunningham said Thatcher continues to “incite controversy and public outrage” even after her death.
He noted that the high-profile state-funded funeral for Thatcher was in stark contrast with her “supposed ideological principles.”
“The irony of that is that Thatcher supposedly stood for private financing and enterprise and against any form of state economic intervention,” wrote Cunningham.
On Wednesday, hundreds of Britons turned their backs on Thatcher's coffin as it passed on its way to St Paul's Cathedral in central London.
Thatcher is sharply criticized for having wrecked the working class in the 1980s and after.
More than 4,000 police officers were on duty for Thatcher’s funeral to keep the route for the procession safe. Three men were reportedly arrested in London ahead of the funeral on suspicion of spraying offensive graffiti on a wall.
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