Foxy, well said, and no dispute with the sentiment of your last post. However, judging by the title of this thread, you're into a form of suburb worship, and subsequent hero worshipping, either on an origin basis or political party basis, or both. This lends itself to a disproportionate amount of subjectivity. Or in other words, bias. I'm apolitical, supporting neither side of the political spectrum, observing what good things are done versus what bad things are committed. That doesn't preclude me from bias nor subjectivity, but I don't hero worship...it leads to too much disenchantment. :)

Dear DD,

I don't hero worship Neville Wran.
However, I do tend to focus more on a
person's achievements, especially when they
have died so recently. And this discussion
was raised with the hope that people would
pay their respects to the memory of
the man who did quite a lot for the state
and also consider
the feelings of his family during this time.

I don't believe it possible for someone to rise through the ranks to ultmately qualify as a person of integrity.
Both, Foxy & DD have opposing impressions of the one character & I believe that good characters find themselves compromised in their integrity due to people with no integrity with they have to try to make things work.
So far as State funerals are concerned I think it's inappropriate if the deceased is not in office.
We need a referendum on such use of public funding.
We have quite a few ex PMs & ex Premiers to bury in the future & if they all get a State funeral then the coffers can't be as low as we're made to believe & none of those belt-tightening tactics are then not justyfied. I was always led to believe that such romp & pomp was the doing of the much despised Tories. It looks as though the left is no better in that regard.

Dear Individual,

There's far better ways of 'trimming the fat,'
so to speak than state funerals. Just take a
look at how much we spend on the perks that
politicians do enjoy whilst in government
as well as how much it costs the taxpayers to
keep them once they retire - Google the costs
involving our former PMs for starters.

However, regarding state funerals. They're usually
held to honour people of national significance.
As far as Neville Wran's funeral is concerned it
was afterall the new Liberal Premier who made the offer
to the Wran family. This is in keeping with
the NSW tradition of offering state funerals to
former Premiers. Which is perfectly normal.
So don't resent it. I'm sure the family will
appreciate it.

This is in keeping with
the NSW tradition of offering state funerals to
former Premiers. Which is perfectly normal.
So don't resent it. I'm sure the family will
appreciate it.
Foxy,
I fully expect an incumbent to get that sort of money spent on but a wealthy pensioner ? No, I draw the line there. My family would appreciate it if we could get the tax office to not worry about twenty dollars we owe them ?
Or people who forgot a parking fine or any other petty amounts. But no they get hounded to no end whilst the bureaucrats blow hundres of thousands on a funeral.
And, yes I do resent such waste & I'm sure others feel that way too.

Dear Individual,

Thank You for your opinion.