It has been reported that the cost of erecting a statue of Margaret Thatcher in Grantham later this year will no longer be met by public funds.
It was originally planned to erect the statue in central London but this didnt go ahead due to concerns about protests. Instead the statue is to be placed in Thatcher’s home town of Grantham on a 10 foot plinth to keep protesters at bay.
The cost of doing this was estimaed at £100K but following pressure from Labour Councillors the Council has now agreed it should be privately funded.
The privatisation of her own statue is surely what Mrs Thatcher would have wanted anyway
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