What has not been mentioned yet is loyalty.
For Baroness Thatcher loyalty was a two way requirement. She showed great loyalty, protection call it what you will but she stood steadfastly behind those that did their job to the best of their ability. An iconic figure that was one of our greatest Prime Ministers.
If this lady committed such a sin in the way she dealt with the coal miners dispute then why weren't those coal mines reopened when she left office? Why were they not reopened when labour came back into power?
No one is perfect but thank God she was in the right place at the right time and made decisions that I cannot envisage any modern day British Prime Minister making.
She has earned that funeral with FULL military honours and hopefully our retired Special Forces will be invited to attend as I believe she held them in very high regard.
My thoughts are with her family at this sad time
John