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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition No funeral, funded by the taxpayer, for Maragret Thatcher.

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In austerity Britain, it would be unreasonable to expect the already burdened taxpayer to fund Margaret Thatcher's funeral. Furthermore, she was a firm believer in privatisation and therefore her funeral should be private and privately funded.

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