Funeral of Baroness Thatcher
Central London Wednesday 17th April 2013
The funeral of Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday 17th April. Tomorrow.
To facilitate the security operation for the funeral procession and service there will be road closures in place from early that morning. The route of the funeral procession from Trafalgar Square to St Paul’s Cathedral will be lined with barriers.
Large numbers may attend, and there is the potential that this may include some protest groups.
Road closures will be lifted as soon as is possible but this may not be until after 12noon so please pay attention to TfL information.
It is advisable that people travelling to and around London plan their journeys as their normal routes to work may not be accessible at certain times. Check with Transport for London for the latest travel advice.
London – Capital of the World in a Second Rate Country?
Whilst the rest of the country had a recession, London’s economy grew by nearly 12.5% between 2007 and 2011 – twice as fast as the rest of the UK. - The value of London’s property had risen by 15% – or £140bn since the financial crisis began. London’s top ten boroughs alone are worth more, in real estate terms, than all the property of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, added together.
- The average Londoner contributes 70% more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country – a difference of £16,000 each a year.
- You can cover the 120-odd miles between London and Birmingham in a train in 84 minutes. Birmingham to Manchester is not much more than half the distance, but the fastest train between the two is 90 minutes. It’s only 40 miles from Manchester to Leeds, but the fastest train takes nearly an hour.
London – Capital of the World
