How Margaret Thatcher Sent a Song from 1939 to the Charts
In the wake of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death in 2013, her political legacy was illustrated by a mass effort to push one 1939 song to the charts.
The bitter, political divisions that surround Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s legacy played out starkly in the aftermath of her death in 2013.
Labour’s Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband stated the party "
…greatly respect her political achievements and her personal strength".
Having made her wishes to eschew a state funeral, Thatcher was laid to rest with ceremonial honours, afforded a send-off with the same reverent stature as Princess Diana’s funeral.
Austerity’s bite immiserating the UK outside the St Paul’s Cathedral service.
Author's summary: Margaret Thatcher's death sparked a unique reaction.