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Radio 5 Live,14 Oct 2025,5 mins

Thatcher at 100: are you celebrating?

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Margaret Thatcher would have turned 100 yesterday. Britain's first female prime minister and the longest-serving PM in modern history. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch spoke about Baroness Thatcher in her conference speech last week: "In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher broke the cycle of high inflation, low growth and trade union strife, giving Britain back her national pride and economic strength." Mrs Thatcher also presided over 3 million unemployed. Poll tax. Right to buy. The Falklands conflict. Did she change this country for the better? 5 Live listeners shared their thoughts.

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