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Paul Gascoigne makes shocking lewd confession about Margaret Thatcher on Scared of the Dark

Appearing on new Channel 4 show Scared of The Dark, Paul Gascoigne spoke about a meeting with Margaret Thatcher

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Ex-Margaret Thatcher aide hits out at 'embarrassment' Joe Biden over Black and Tans gaffe

President Biden mistakenly said his relative Rob Kearney beat the Black and Tans rather than the All Blacks

Irish Mirror

Nigel Lawson obituary: radical Tory chancellor who oversaw City’s ‘Big Bang’

One of the last of the “big beasts” of late 20th century politics, Nigel Lawson, who has died aged 91, became Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor in 1983, and remained in the role for six years – making him, at the time, the longest-serving chancellor since David Lloyd George.

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The lady’s not for learning: Liz Truss tells US group she was right all along

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister tries to channel Margaret Thatcher to buff her image – 3,500 miles from her legacy of political chaos and near economic disaster

The Guardian - US

‘Absolute b*****ks! Gillian Anderson slams rumours that The Crown was rewritten after her ‘shock exit’

The actress faced claims that her refusing to return for the upcoming series was a ‘blow’ to show bosses

Evening Standard

Gillian Anderson issues strong two-word response to claims she forced The Crown to make major changes

The X-Files legend Gillian Anderson played Margaret Thatcher in two series of Netflix's The Crown

Wales Online

Gillian Anderson gives sharp two-word retort to The Crown rumour

Actor won an Emmy for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the show’s fourth season

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Paul Gascoigne tells stunned celebs he found Margaret Thatcher 'sexually arousing'

Footballing legend Paul Gascoigne left his Scared of the Dark co-stars utterly speechless when he revealed he once struggled to contain himself after meeting Margaret Thatcher

Daily Mirror

From ‘Daisy’ to ‘Demon Eyes’: a history of political attack ads

After Labour’s targeting of Rishi Sunak, we look back on past ads, some of which have swung elections

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak as a paedophile-protector? Attack ads are back – and they’re as daft as ever

From Tony Blair as Bambi to William Hague with Thatcher’s hair, political adverts are often incredibly silly. So why do they keep getting made,asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A property tax based on annually uprated values would be a gamechanger

Replacing the council tax would be popular and the vast majority of UK households would gain

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Lawson: Innovative chancellor who ushered in an economic shift

His various tax reforms made under Thatcher helped move economic policy from Keynesianism to monetarism

The Independent UK

Labour is still in thrall to the low tax regime championed by my friend Nigel Lawson

The key legacy of the former chancellor, who died last week, was to put the fear of god into the party’s leaders

The Guardian - UK

Mother Dearest Gillian Anderson Won’t Return To Play Thatcher In The Final Season Of The Crown

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The shocking reason Netflix's The Crown needs last-minute rewrites for season 6

Netflix have reportedly had to rewrite scripts as one important cast member isn’t returning

Daily Mirror

The Crown 'thrown into chaos as major star refuses to return to Netflix series'

Netflix bosses were banking on Gillian Anderson signing up to another series but a 'diary clash' has forced a big re-think with Margaret Thatcher expecting to be absent

The Guardian - UK

Thatcher was the accidental midwife of peace in Northern Ireland – today’s partisan leaders, take note

25 years on from the Good Friday agreement, the Iron Lady’s implacability and its unintended consequences are a lesson in humility, says Guardian Ireland correspondent Rory Carroll

The Guardian - UK

‘They thought we were all communists’: Bradford’s peace studies department turns 50

University department derided by Thatcher as a ‘problem’ – and now a leading centre of conflict resolution – celebrates anniversary

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The Guardian - UK

Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll review – death in Brighton

The gripping inside story of the 1984 Brighton bombing, its victims, and its unintended consequences

The Independent UK

Nigel Lawson taught me preparation needed to make radical change, says PM

Rishi Sunak wrote about the lessons he learned from the Tory former chancellor.

The Guardian - UK

A committed unbeliever: Nigel Lawson left the Tory party a complex, divisive legacy

Lesser politicians still try to emulate the clever contrarianism of Thatcher’s chancellor. That’s risky, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Y Sŵn: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know

Y Sŵn on S4C and BBCiPlayer is drama about those who took on Margaret Thatcher to fight for a Welsh-language TV channel.

The Guardian - UK

How Nigel Lawson turned postwar economic consensus on its head

Former chancellor fundamentally changed the UK economy during his six-year stint at the Treasury, and not much has changed since then

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Lawson obituary

One of the most influential postwar Conservative chancellors seen as the main architect of Thatcher’s radical economic reforms

Evening Standard

OPINION - Nigel Lawson’s legacy: boom, bust and a national treasure

It usually comes back to inflation. Study any period of British history from 1945 onwards, and there’s a good chance you’ll spot ministers making strange and sometimes desperate decisions in the name of taming – or often to avoid taming – rapidly rising prices.

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