Britain reflects on Thatcher

In contrast to the people paying their respects in London, there were celebrations in the pit village of Goldthorpe in South Yorkshire.

ITV News special correspondent Geraint Vincent was with former miners and their supporters who were heralding the end of an era.

Thomas Burley travelled to London from Barry to witness Margaret Thatcher's funeral procession He spoke to our Political Editor Adrian Masters outside St. Paul's.

Also amongst the mourners in St. Paul's was Jeff James who's Chairman of the Welsh Conservative party. He says he was there to represent all the party's members in Wales

Wayne Thomas, general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in Wales, did not travel to London, says he still feels anger towards Baroness Thatcher, but has said that a debate on her policies should wait until after she has been laid to rest.

As a 22-year-old miner based in the Swansea Valley during 1984, his experiences of a year on strike have left an indelible mark.

Mr Thomas believes that the only fitting epitaph for Baroness Thatcher's grave would be "May God Forgive Her".

In Scotland former miners reflected on the "hated" figure's legacy locally.

At the Dean Tavern in Newtongrange, Midlothian, the funeral was shown on a television screen in the corner of the room.

The volume was turned off and none of the patrons in the bar appeared to watch the footage.

Instead, a 1980s documentary about the village, following the closure of its Lady Victoria colliery was played at full volume on another screen.

Hundreds have gathered at Goldthorpe Union Jack working men's club in Barnsley to give their own send off to Margaret Thatcher. They have arranged a party and later will burn an effigy of the former Prime Minister. The area is home to many former miners.

The Institute of Economic Affairs, the think-tank behind many of the policies that became know as 'Thatcherism' have issued a series of tributes to Margaret Thatcher following her funeral, including this from Profesor Patrick Minford of the Cardiff Business School.