The Collected Bitterness of Kevin Maguire

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The Collected Bitterness of Kevin Maguire

The vast majority on the mainstream left managed to conduct themselves with some decorum today, Ed Miliband wore his morning suit, however it all got too much for one Thatcher-hater. Kevin Maguire’s Twitter timeline over the last week has been a textbook example of snide barrel-scraping bitterness:






Neglecting to note that Mandela’s daughter attended on behalf of her sick father.
At least he can relax now.
See also:  Comrade Maguire’s Obsessive Maggie Death Fantasy

WATCH: Farage: EU is the New Communism

“Years ago, Mrs Thatcher recognised the truth about the European project. She saw that it was about taking away democracy from nation states and handing that power to largely unaccountable people. Knowing as she did that the Euro would not work, she saw that this was a very dangerous design.”

Maggie’s Final Journey

The Cathedral bells ring half-muffled as the hearse leaves from the bottom of the West Steps of the Cathedral for The Royal Hospital Chelsea…

Images of the Day

Flowers thrown into the path of Maggie’s gun carriage as it passed through the streets of London. Office workers watching from their windows shout“get a job” at a very small number of protesters below. There was one awkward reunion inside St Paul’s:

Thatcher’s granddaughter Amanda gives a steely reading. A chip off the old block:

An emotional George Osborne:

A stunning aerial shot of St Paul’s (via Sky):

Watch the beginning of the service here:

Dave and SamCam Arrive at St Paul’s

Dave dressed for the occasion in his morning suit, SamCam goes for a pussybow Maggie tribute…

Maggie Leaves Parliament For the Last Time

NotW’s Maggie Tribute

Click above to read the Screws’ 16-page pull out Maggie tribute they had prepared in the event of her death. Only for her to outlive them.

Via @DavidWooding

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013

Guardian Launch Copy-Cat Guido App

Guardian Witness, launched today, encourages readers to send in tips, stories, photos and videos straight to their newsdesk via a new app. As Guido readers have been been doing for this blog since the launch of our app last year.  They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Free, faster and formatted for your phone.
The Android native app can be downloaded here. For all other devices you can download it here…

Thatcher’s Coffin Rests in Crypt Chapel

Via BBC