Thatcher Death Celebrated By Hundreds

Thatcher Death Celebrated By Hundreds

Three hundred people collected in south London on Monday evening to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's death having cans of alcohol, pints and taking advantage of a last minute block disco playing the soundtrack to Thatcher's years in Power.

Young and old descended on Brixton, a suburb which weathered two outbreaks of rioting in the Thatcher years. Many expressed jubilation for the leader they liked to hate had finally kicked the bucket; others spoke connected with frustration that her ex legacy will still live on.

cheers shouted from the crowd "Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead, from posters of Thatcher have been held aloft as reggae basslines pounded.

Thatcher Death Celebrated By Hundreds

Clive Barger, a 62 year old adult 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 asshole out of this country and we are still suffering the consequences."

Not all who attended were old enough to remember Thatcher's time in government. Jed Miller, 21, holding a bottle of cider, said: "She was a bit before my time, but  thefamily never had anything good to say about her."

But not everyone was there to celebrate. Ray Thornton, 28, a student said he was there to honor "victims" of Thatcherism. "It is a solemn day. Its  important to keep in mind that Thatcherism isn't gone and is important that people get out on the streets and not allow the government to cover up the truth of what she did," he said.

jobless Kiki Madden scrawled "you stole my milk and our hope" on a fence and said she felt a little guilty taking happyness 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 Bingham, a local Labour councillor, condemned the event, taking to Twitter to brand it disgraceful.

Celebrations of Margaret Thatcher's death in George Square, Glasgow. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Thatcher Death Celebrated By Hundreds

In Glasgow, more than three hundred people gathered in the center of the city 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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