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The Latest Breaking News from Thatcherism

Awful as it was, Thatcherism did transform Britain. Starmerism just promises more of the same

Those who believe the Labour leader will enact a progressive new dawn once inside No 10 are set to be sorely disappointed, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

I've rewatched 150 episodes of Brookside – here's how the soap captured the nuances of Margaret Thatcher's Britain

If you want to understand how Margaret Thatcher shaped Britain, revisiting one particular 1980s soap opera is a great place to start. Brookside, a show set in a Liverpool cul-de-sac, ran for 21 years, airing just under 3,000 episodes between 1982 and 2003.

The Conversation

Dining across the divide: ‘I thought I was going to meet an awful Tory – but it was wonderful, we swapped numbers’

One is centre-right, the other a socialist. They disagreed on Thatcherism and nuclear weapons, but will being part of the same LGTBQ+ community save the day?

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Britain has reversed its decline before, but things may get worse before they get better

The decay has set in across social classes, and more deeply than in the 90s, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Britain’s economic crisis offers an opportunity for new ideas – Labour must be ready

Just as the neoliberals took advantage of the mess of the 70s, so the left can offer its own radical solutions for today’s turmoil

The Guardian - UK

We need to be prepared for what Trussonomics will mean

What we are about to get is the exact opposite of Thatcherism: an inflationary boom where we try to live beyond our means, but delivered with Thatcheresque determination, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

We need to be prepared for what Trussonomics will mean

What we are about to get is the exact opposite of Thatcherism: an inflationary boom where we try to live beyond our means, but delivered with Thatcheresque determination, writes Sean O’Grady

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Trussonomics will be a reckless exercise in slashing the state when there’s nothing left to cut

Thatcherism was disastrous 40 years ago, but the new prime minister seems intent on reviving it to meet the crises of 2022, says sociologist and political economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK

Thatcherism is an obsolete ideology – but it’s the only one that Sunak and Truss have

The Tories see fresh thinking as a luxury, so their leaders are sticking with an orthodoxy that’s well past its sell-by date, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

There’s a gaping hole at the centre of British politics where ideas used to be

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies

The Guardian - UK

‘Vote me, get Thatcher’: why the Tories are still obsessed with the Iron Lady

The Conservative leadership candidates can’t stop comparing themselves to their ex-leader – while happily ignoring the truth about her time in office

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tory economics: for haves, not for have-nots

Editorial: Whoever is the next prime minister will likely resurrect a form of capitalism that almost broke the economy in 2008

The Guardian - UK

Strikes, inflation, slump... back to the 70s? More like the unwinding of Thatcherism

The current economic crisis might finally usher in a more equitable social model

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