Margaret Thatcher's passing has divided the nation, but united the left. In some ways, the former Prime Minister's death could not have come at a better time for Labour.

Margaret Thatcher's death has certainly divided the nation, but it seems to have united the left - though the Labour leader himself was keen to appear statesmanlike, in his tribute to the former Prime Minister.  But Labour would do well to take notice of the public's outpouring of anger at the glorification of a woman who delighted in trampling on whole communities and individual lives - so many of them, the most vulnerable in society.  David Cameron has misjudged the mood of the country, the people are certainly not behind him on the issue of Thatcher's funeral, and come the next general election, he might well pay the price for his failure to understand voters' objections

If Twitter is anything to go by, and it usually is, people have been joined both in outrage - that, at a time of so-called austerity, the state is contributing millions of pounds towards the lavish funeral Lady Thatcher designed for herself, and in joy - that despite the brutal war she waged on the working class, they've outlived her.  Like her party, she subscribed to a Darwinian philosophy of life, she stamped on the weak and mocked the poor; you were a winner or a loser under Thatcherism. 

Last night's party-goers had somehow survived, stayed strong enough to hang on in there, not through a selfish desire to succeed, but through camaraderie, sticking together, supporting eachother, because, unlike Mrs Thatcher, most of us do believe in society and the importance of giving eachother a helping hand when we're struggling.

The BBC opted not to cover the gathering, and as with the corporation's decision to play only a few seconds of "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" tonight - despite it being number 3 in the official chart - it seems probable that former Tory party chairman Chris Patten, now Chairman on the BBC Trust, brought some pressure to bear.

Occupy London however, ran a live video stream and Sky News did choose to cover the celebrations in Trafalgar Square, with Ian Woods' impartial report showing the party was almost entirely good natured.   They're having fun, he reported, they're singing and dancing and drinking champagne.  They've waited over twenty years for this moment, they pledged after the Poll Tax demonstrations they would return to the square to party on the first Saturday after Margaret Thatcher died, and here they are!

Again, if Twitter is anything to go by, far more were sat at home raising a glass, or a cup of tea with the celebrators than were muttering objections.  This has been the general mood too, of radio phone in shows in the days since Thatcher's death; the vast majority of callers don't seem to agree with David Cameron that she was a fantastic Prime Minister who deserves an extravagant send off, funded by the taxpayer.  And if the Tories were hoping for a bounce in the polls, from all the Iron Lady hype, they'll be sorely disappointed, all their efforts would appear to have been largely wasted.  Her death will not save Cameron, indeed it's been reported the knives are already out, and he'll likely meet the same fate as Mrs Thatcher did in 1990.  Once you look weak, once you're a liability, you're brutally dispatched in that party, you're surplus to requirements, no place for compassion in Darwinian law.

But one man's misfortune, is another man's gain, as they say, and David Cameron's twelve hour tributathon to Thatcher backfired spectacularly when Glenda Jackson gave a six minute masterclass in oratory, reflecting the anger of voters throughout the land.  It's been suggested the double Oscar winner may even have secured Labour election victory in 2015, at a time when the Labour leadership was being criticised for failing to stand up for the people suffering once again under a brutal Tory administration.  In some ways, Margaret Thatcher's death could not have come at a better time for Labour.  Perhaps the outpouring of deep resentment will encourage Ed Miliband to consider a little side step back to the left, away from Tory-lite-New-Labour, or to reshuffle his shadow cabinet at least, to make sure the views and values of the vast majority of ordinary, decent people are represented once again at the despatch box.  It's been quite a while, but events this week will surely show him supporters of the Labour Movement don't give up, they hold onto eachother and they hold onto hope.

And sometimes the good guys win.