The day that Thatcher died

No it isn't. It's really about this country's future course - about how our history is interpreted to guide and justify that course. Her death and the resulting media interest is a natural field for that battle, and It's only futile if you already count it as fully and permanently lost.

I agree about the importance of interpreting history and using its lessons as a guide, but that's a different issue from celebrating Thatcher's death. I meant the latter with quite a narrow meaning.