Crowds shout 'Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead' during
impromptu events
Several hundred people gathered in south London on Monday evening
to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's death with cans of beer, pints of
milk and an impromptu street disco playing the soundtrack to her
years in power.
Young and old descended on Brixton, a suburb which weathered two
outbreaks of rioting during the Thatcher years.
Many expressed jubilation that the leader they
loved to hate was no more; others spoke of frustration that her
legacy lived on.
To cheers of "Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead," posters of
Thatcher were held aloft as reggae basslines pounded. Clive Barger,
a 62-year-old adult education tutor, said he had
turned out to mark the passing of "one of the vilest abominations
of social and economic history".
He said: "It is a
moment to remember. She embodied everything that was so elitist in
terms of repressing people who had nothing. She presided over a
class war."
Builder Phil Lewis, 47, a veteran of the 1990 poll tax riots,
said he had turned out to recall the political struggles the
Thatcher years had embroiled him in. "She
ripped the arsehole out of this country and we are still suffering
the consequences."
Not all those attending were old enough to remember Thatcher's
time in power. Jed Miller, 21, clutching a bottle of cider, said:
"She was a bit before my time, but
family never had anything good to say about
her."
Not all were there to celebrate. Student Ray Thornton, 28, said
he was there to commemorate "victims" of Thatcherism. "It is a
solemn day.
It is important to remember that Thatcherism isn't dead and it
is important that people get out on the street and not
allow the government to whitewash what she did," he
said.
Unemployed Kiki Madden scrawled "you snatched my
milk and our hope" on a fence and said she felt slightly guilty
taking delight in Thatcher's death, "but in the end I can't deny
the fact that Thatcher made me so unhappy when I was a
kid.
I grew up in Liverpool and all my
friends' dads lost their jobs on the docks under Thatcher. It was
an awful time." Alex Bigham, a local Labour
councillor, condemned the event, taking to Twitter to brand it
disgraceful.
In Glasgow, more than 300 people gathered in the city centre for
an impromptu party, organised on Twitter.
Members of organisations including the
Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation, the Communist party, the Socialist
party, the Socialist Workers party and the International Socialist
Group, were joined by members of the public in George
Square.
A chorus of "so long, the witch is dead" erupted, along with
chants of "Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead," from the
gathering as champagne bottles were popped.
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Left's chorus of hatred: Champagne in the streets, students
union cheers and vile internet taunts
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Margaret Thatcher dead: Cheering crowds gather at street
parties to celebrate passing of divisive former
PM
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Margaret Thatcher Death Celebrated By
Critics
By
Richard Williams, Sky News Online
The death of Baroness Thatcher has been welcomed by
critics of the former prime minister - who labelled her
"heartless" and
claimed she destroyed parts of the country.
Street parties broke out in several locations as those who resented
her policies and their consequences celebrated the leader who was
more divisive than almost any other in recent history.
As tributes to the 87-year-old flooded in from across the globe,
widespread condemnation of her legacy - particularly on social
media - showed her ability to polarise opinion remained.
Grievances
against the former Conservative leader take in her treatment of
miners in the 1980s, withdrawal of free milk for school children,
her role in the response to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and the
controversial Poll Tax.
Critics also pointed to her description of Nelson Mandela as a
"terrorist", her government's support for Pol Pot, her actions in
the Falklands War and her subsequent backing of Chilean dictator
Augusto Pinochet.
Long-running website isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk was amended to simply
state the word 'YES', while asking: "How are you celebrating?"
And a Facebook campaign has been launched to take Judy Garland's
song 'Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead' to number one in the music
charts.
In Glasgow, more than 300 people gathered in the city centre after
organising the event on Twitter.
Members of organisations including the Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation,
the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the Socialist Working
Party, the International Socialist Group, were joined by members of
the public in Glasgow's George Square.
The isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk website
Anti-capitalist
campaigners shouted from loudspeakers, "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie" as
the crowd replied "dead, dead, dead".
Crowds gathered from 5pm, despite a statement from Glasgow City
Council discouraging anyone from attending the event.
Meanwhile, More than 100 people gathered in Brixton, south London -
the scene of fierce riots in 1981 - two years into her first time
in office.
Some were
carrying banners, with one saying: "Rejoice, Thatcher is
dead."
They also opened
champagne and cheered, shouting: "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, dead,
dead, dead."
A Facebook
group set after Baroness Thatcher's death
Earlier, David Hopper, general secretary of Durham
Miners' Association, had told Sky News he was
celebrating turning 70 today after working all of his life at the
Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland.
"It's the best birthday I've ever had, I'm celebrating," he
said.
"She was a heartless woman who tore the heart out of the mining
communities of the North. She was a disaster for the workers of
this country, although millionaires like those in David Cameron's
Cabinet certainly did alright."
MP George
Galloway provoked angry responses on Twitter today after apparently
expressing his satisfaction at Baroness Thatcher's
demise.
The Respect MP for Bradford West wrote "Tramp the dirt down" on his
feed - the name of a song by Elvis Costello in which he attacks the
former prime minister.
He followed that with another tweet, saying: "Thatcher described
Nelson Mandela as a 'terrorist'. I was there. I saw her lips move.
May she burn in the hellfires."
And Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams issued a statement, which said:
"Margaret
Thatcher did great hurt to the Irish and British people during her
time as British Prime Minister.
Lady Thatcher in
1990 with Nelson Mandela - who she once called a terrorist
"Working class
communities were devastated in Britain because of her
policies.
"Her role in international affairs was equally belligerent whether
in support of the
Chilean dictator Pinochet, her opposition to sanctions against
apartheid South Africa; and her support for the Khmer
Rouge."
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Published on 08/04/2013 14:09
BRADFORD MP George Galloway provoked angry reactions on Twitter
today after apparently expressing his satisfaction at the death of
Baroness Thatcher.
The Respect MP for Bradford West wrote “Tramp the dirt down” on his
feed - the name of a song by Elvis Costello in which he attacks the
former Conservative prime minister.
Mr Galloway’s tweet provoked anger on Twitter.
The Sun’s political editor, Tom Newton Dunn, wrote: “I suppose this
was inevitable from him.”
And the Daily Mail’s deputy political editor, Tim Shipman, replied:
“What a stunningly unpleasant tweet.”
Mr Galloway’s reference comes from a song by Costello, in which he
sings: “When England was the whore of the world / Margaret was her
madam.
It continues: “’Cos when they finally put you in the ground /
They’ll stand there laughing and tramp the dirt down.”
Unions and
campaign groups were also critical of the policies Mrs Thatcher
followed while Prime Minister.
Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB union, said: “Mrs Thatcher
was a powerful politician who will be remembered by many for
the destructive and divisive policies she reigned over which in the
end, even in the Tory party, proved to be her
downfall.
“Her legacy
involves the destruction of communities, the
elevation of
personal greed over social values and
legitimising the
exploitation of the weak by the strong.”
Lindsey German, convenor of the Stop The War Coalition, said:
“Margaret
Thatcher laid the basis for policies which wrecked the lives of
millions in Britain. But she should also be remembered as a
warmonger.
“She led alongside Ronald Reagan the escalation of the Cold War.
She introduced cruise missiles to Britain and fought the Falklands
war. Her arms deals with Saudi Arabia were notorious. Her legacy
was Tony Blair who built enthusiastically on her record.”
Bradford Respect MP George Galloway tweeted: “Tramp the dirt
down.”
Most of the country’s leading unions preferred not to make any
comment about her death.
Colleagues of Arthur Scargill, the former leader of the National
Union of Mineworkers, who clashed bitterly with Mrs Thatcher during
the 1984/85 miners’ strike, said he was unlikely to make any
comment.
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A right-wing leader of the anglo-american clique who presided over
the destruction of the working class in Britain finally
dead! 
All the right-wing forces of the world will be singing her
praises, while the left-wing forces will be celebrating!