Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Margaret Thatcher debate mixes discord amid the tributes

In her distinctive mixture of patriotism, moral fervour, strenuous work ethic, individualism, frugality and dislike of the smooth ways of the metropolitan establishment, Margaret Thatcher epitomised provincial nonconformity more than any other 20th

Margaret Thatcher appeared on Desert Island Discs in 1978, the year before she became Prime MinisterĂ¢€¦

Margaret Thatcher may be one of the UK's most famous figures but, even as her funeral approaches, she is failing to draw in tourists. In gift shops across the Strand, where her funeral procession will travel, and in the tourist hotspots of Piccadilly

The Meryl Streep biopic excepted, musicians, novelists and playwrights were usually harsh in their depictions of the former British prime minister.

With the passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, and America has lost a true friend. As a grocer's daughter who rose to become Britain's first female prime

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