
Smashed shop windows,
paint bombs and police being attacked were all consequences of the Left's sick
'celebration' of Baroness Thatcher's death last night.
Hundreds took to the
streets as macabre ‘Thatcher death parties’ were held late into the night
across the country, organised by critics of the so-called 'Iron Lady.'
In Brixton, south
London, two women were arrested on suspicion of looting a store and riot police
were deployed as the crowds which had been drinking since 5pm started to become
more aggressive, refusing to let buses through the streets.
More than 300
people, including the young and old partied until late at night on the streets
of London, clutching cans of cider and cartons of milk as they danced along to
reggae and 1980s music. Many children also attended
the impromptu event with their parents some wearing fancy dress, fairy wings
and clutching balloons.The carnival-like
celebrations also drew crowds who had no knowledge or interest in at Thatcher,
but who wanted to join in with the revelry.
Brixton was the scene
of intense rioting during her time as Prime Minster - the unrest was
blamed on deep social divisions, racial tensions and unemployment.
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At 11pm last night,
party-goers climbed the Ritzy Cinema to replace the billboard of films to say
‘Margaret Thatchers dead’ . pics after the cut .................................
They received cheers
and applause from fellow revellers as they did so.
Later they added the
words ‘LOL’, meaning ‘laugh out loud’, followed by ‘Oh Aye’.
The two hooded men
who covered their faces as they replaced the words on the Picture House cinema
also attached a sign reading ‘the bitch is dead’.
The Ritzy Cinema said
it had nothing to do with masked people and later tweeted its thanks to those
who helped clean up broken letters and damage.
Pictures of
anti-Thatcher graffiti scrawled on walls in Brixton also appeared on Twitter,
with one reading: 'You snatched my milk! & our hope.'
Banners were held
stating ‘Rejoice Thatcher is dead’ by drunken crowds, many of whom were too
young to remember her as prime minister.
Sickening messages
also began flooding the internet minutes after the official announcement.
Revellers danced the
conga, drank champagne and chanted: ‘Maggie, Maggie, Maggie – Dead, Dead, Dead.
Barnados charity shop
was a casualty of the celebrations and this morning the store front had been
left with a gaping hole in the glass.
Alex Bigham, a
councillor in Lambeth representing Stockwell condemned the celebrations and
said 'Even if you detested her policies, many of which I did, it is tasteless
posturing.'
The Metropolitan
Police said: 'Police dealt with a group of approximately 100 people in Brixton
who caused low level disorder including throwing missiles at officers.'
They confirmed that
two women were arrested on suspicion of burglary after being found inside a
shop in Brixton. The shop front had been smashed.
Six police officers
were injured when a scuffle broke out at a party in Bristol celebrating the
death of Margaret Thatcher.
The advertisement for
the street party read: 'Let's see the evil Tory off in style. May she never
ever RIP.'
Details of the event
were posted on the Bristol Indymedia website, which lists '10 reasons to hate
Thatcher', including her anti-trade union policies, employment policies,
politics of individualism and approach to the Falklands.
Police were called to
Chelsea Road in the Easton area of the city during the early hours of today
where 200 people had gathered.
One officer remains
in hospital and one person was arrested for violent disorder.
Chief Inspector Mark
Jackson, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: 'We were called to Chelsea Road,
Easton at around 12.30am today.
'Around 200 people
had gathered to have a street party and refused police requests to peacefully
disperse.
'Bottles and cans
were thrown at officers, six of whom suffered injuries. One remains in
hospital.
'A police vehicle was
damaged and one person was arrested for violent disorder.
'Some small bin fires
were also started and the fire service also attended.'
Meanwhile, in
Glasgow, more than 300 people gathered in the city centre for street 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 the city’s George
Square.
A chorus of ‘so long,
the witch is dead’, along with chants of ‘Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead
dead,’ could be heard among the popping of champagne bottles.
In Leeds, people
cheered and even handed out ‘Maggie death cake’ at another of several street
parties across the UK last night. In west Belfast, a
crowd assembled on the streets outside the Sinn Féin office in the Lower Falls
road where music was played as people danced and passing motorists sounded
their horns.People were seen
huddling in a crowd as they drank and sang to celebrate the 86-year-old's
death. Petrol bombs were
thrown at police in Derry amid celebrations and missiles were thrown at police.











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