[quote]Lady Thatcher's family is meeting an unspecified amount of the expense, thought to cover transport, flowers and the cremation, with the government funding the rest, including security. No official figure has been given for the estimated overall costs, although newspaper reports suggest it could be up to £10m. Downing Street said the cost of the funeral would not be released until after the event.[/quote] No bloody wonder they won't give a figure since we won't be happy with it, why is the taxpayer who largely hated her have to foot the bill? Also how about this [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9984134/Lady-Thatchers-funeral-wishes-will-save-taxpayer-800000.html]Lady Thatcher's funeral wishes will save taxpayer £800,000[/url] [quote]William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has said that Britain can “afford” to cover some of the costs of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral because of the £75billion EU rebate the former prime minister secured for the country. [/quote] Just because we can afford it doesn't mean we should spend the money on it. *Sigh*