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| Postponed Thatcher debate takes place at Holyrood | |
| (about 11 hours later) | |
| MSPs at Holyrood are discussing the legacy of Baroness Thatcher in a debate which was postponed by a day to avoid a clash with her funeral. | |
| The Green-Independent group at the Scottish Parliament had set aside their allotted parliamentary time on Wednesday to hold the debate. | The Green-Independent group at the Scottish Parliament had set aside their allotted parliamentary time on Wednesday to hold the debate. |
| However, the Scottish Conservatives and Lib Dems had criticised the timing. | However, the Scottish Conservatives and Lib Dems had criticised the timing. |
| The group agreed to change the day of the debate following a meeting of the parliament's business bureau. | The group agreed to change the day of the debate following a meeting of the parliament's business bureau. |
| The title for the Scottish Parliament debate is "There is still such a thing as society". | |
| It alludes to the famous line, said by Lady Thatcher in 1987, that "There is no such thing as society". | It alludes to the famous line, said by Lady Thatcher in 1987, that "There is no such thing as society". |
| Green Party MSP Patrick Harvie began the debate by saying that although Lady Thatcher had been out of office for more than 20 years, her ideas were "disappointingly" still dominating public life. | |
| Lady Thatcher, who was Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 until 1990, died on 8 April, following a stroke, at the age of 87. | Lady Thatcher, who was Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 until 1990, died on 8 April, following a stroke, at the age of 87. |
| She was accorded a ceremonial funeral with military honours, one step down from a state funeral. | She was accorded a ceremonial funeral with military honours, one step down from a state funeral. |