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Margaret Thatcher

Type: Person

Name: Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher)

Title: Baroness

Date of Birth: 13/10/1925

Place of Birth: Grantham. Lincolnshire, England

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Margaret Thatcher

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 50 mins ago - 2 reports

Arrest over IRA bombing

A man was charged last night over a notorious IRA bombing in London in 1982 which killed four British soldiers on ceremonial duty.John Anthony Downey, 61, from County Donegal in Ireland, had been arrested at London's Gatwick Airport.He was to appear before ... [Published New Zealand Herald - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Bombing, London, Arrests

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

David Cameron

Speech: Tribute to Lady Margaret Thatcher by Prime Minister David Cameron

Mr Speaker, I beg to move the motion.In the long history of this Parliament, Margaret Thatcher was our first - and so far only - woman Prime Minister.She won 3 elections in a row, serving this country for a longer continuous period than any Prime Minister ... [Published 10 Downing Street - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, Conviction

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

The Life of Margaret Thatcher; Paul Theroux in Africa; "Fill the Void," a Film

On today’s show: we’ll look at Margaret Thatcher’s early life, her early political career, and her first years as Britain’s only female prime minister. Celebrated travel writer Paul Theroux describes returning to Africa after 50 years of traveling around ... [Published WNYC - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Paul Theroux, Margaret Thatcher, Hasidic, Taxes, United Kingdom

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher's Early Days

Charles Moore discusses Margaret Thatcher’s early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister, and the ways she transformed Britain and the world in the late 20th century. Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands is the first volume ... [Published WNYC - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Charles Moore, 20th century

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

What would YOU pay to wear Margaret Thatcher's shoes? Iron Lady's satin Rayne stilettos and pumps auctioned alongside signed memoirs

and photographsShoes being auctioned online by Paul Fraser Collectibles in LondonBoth pairs were specially made for Baroness Thatcher while Prime MinisterCurrent bids at £150 for stilettos, £100 for pumpsThatcher died in London on 8 April By Two pairs ... [Published Mail Online UK - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Paul Fraser, Iron

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

The 200-Fold Increase in Old Age Housing Support Under Thatcher

In the latest edition of his well-known textbook on UK domestic policy , LSE Professor Howard Glennerster tells the remarkable story of how national government support for housing the elderly exploded under Margaret Thatcher. In the decades after ... [Published The Reality-Based Community - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Old Age, Social Security, residential care

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Job security is a thing of the past - so millions need a better welfare system | UK News

So, millions of British workers are anxious and frustrated. Is anybody surprised at the precariousness revealed by the latest Skills and Employment Survey, published on Monday? The national survey, carried out every six years, shows that more employees ... [Published Newsvine - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Globalization, Margaret Thatcher, Social Security

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands

Margaret Thatcher is portrayed as "a woman of beliefs" rather than a generator of ideas in this first volume of her authorized biography. By Danny Heitman posted May 21, 2013 at 4:02 pm EDT Appearing mere weeks after the April 8 death of Lady Margaret ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - May 21 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Charles Moore, Grantham (United States), Alfred Sherman, Robert Caro

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Thatcher document auction

The original telex message signed by Margaret Thatcher to signify victory in the Falklands, has today fetched £5,500 at an auction in Church Stretton, Shropshire.The document states: " The Falkland Islands are once more under the government desired by ... [Published itv.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Jeremy Moore, Falklands War, Falkland Islands

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Rainy-Day Economics…

Originally Posted http://www.tothetick.com/rainy-day-economicsMargaret Thatcher might have been the perfect housewife that got Britain off to a good start or at least that’s what she would have liked us all to have believed when she was in power. The ... [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013]

Entities: European Union, Margaret Thatcher, Financial Crisis, Germany

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Q&A with Charles Moore, Author of Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands

Charles Moore, a former editor of The Daily Telegraph, left his job to complete the authorized biography of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.$ Moore had access to her papers and her family, and conducted multiple interviews with Thatcher ... [Published The Hill - May 21 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Charles Moore, Grantham (United States)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Westminster fears losing Scotland’s oil money

Westminster politicians are “worried stiff” about independence leading to the UK losing Scottish oil income, a former Chancellor has claimed.Speaking in an interview with Holyrood, Denis Healey, who was Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer before Margaret ... [Published Holyrood - May 20 2013]

Entities: Westminster, Denis Healey, Scotland

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Where there's resistance, there's hope [Published Morning Star Online - 11 mins ago]
Funeral was ‘over the top’ [Published Leigh Journal - 1 hour ago]
‘Close to a military coup’ [Published Leigh Journal - 1 hour ago]
Speech: Tribute to Lady Margaret Thatcher by Pr... [Published 10 Downing Street - 2 hours ago]
Speech: Press conference: PM and President Obam... [Published 10 Downing Street - 2 hours ago]
The Life of Margaret Thatcher; Paul Theroux in ... [Published WNYC - 2 hours ago]
Man appears in court over IRA bombing of Hyde Park [Published Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Margaret Thatcher's Early Days [Published WNYC - 2 hours ago]
'Soldier' killed in 'shocking' London street at... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 3 hours ago]
Arrest over IRA bombing [Published New Zealand Herald - 3 hours ago]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu receives 2013 Templeton... [Published Independent Catholic News - 3 hours ago]
Thatcher's tycoon pal buys Ashford Castle [Published Evening Herald - 3 hours ago]
Conservatives ungovernable on EU [Published Japan Times - 4 hours ago]
Our British democracy is a presidential system ... [Published The Independent - 4 hours ago]
Viva the HC! A trip back in time [Published Luton News - 4 hours ago]
In wake of Netanyahu's bed debacle, state compt... [Published Haaretz - 4 hours ago]
What would YOU pay to wear Margaret Thatcher's ... [Published Mail Online UK - 5 hours ago]
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned du... [Published Pink News - 5 hours ago]
Alt-J: I voted Lib Dem last time, but now I'll ... [Published New Statesman - 5 hours ago]
Morning companions [Published Christian Century - 6 hours ago]
Dr Steve McCabe: Where Does David Cameron Go Fr... [Published Huffington Post UK - 6 hours ago]
Wrestler Mick McManus dies aged 93 [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - 6 hours ago]
UK News Hyde Park Bomb: Man Charged Over 1982 A... [Published Free Radio - 6 hours ago]
Hyde Park bomb: man charged over infamous IRA a... [Published The First Post: Latest - 6 hours ago]
Cockburn: “Beyond The Fragments”: I’m A Sociali... [Published ZNet - 7 hours ago]
MPs start ANOTHER holiday which means the Commo... [Published Mail Online UK - 7 hours ago]
What chance is there of a fair trial for man ac... [Published Politics.ie - 8 hours ago]
Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing [Published Sify - 8 hours ago]
The 200-Fold Increase in Old Age Housing Suppor... [Published The Reality-Based Community - 9 hours ago]
UPDATE 1-C&W grows less confident over sale of ... [Published London South East - 9 hours ago]

Blogs

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The 200-Fold Increase in Old Age Housing Suppor... [Published The Reality-Based Community - 9 hours ago] In the latest edition of his well-known textbook on UK domestic policy , LSE Professor Howard Glennerster tells the remarkable story of how national government support for housing the elderly exploded under Margaret Thatcher. In the decades after ...
Rainy-Day Economics… [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013] Originally Posted http://www.tothetick.com/rainy-day-economicsMargaret Thatcher might have been the perfect housewife that got Britain off to a good start or at least that’s what she would have liked us all to have believed when she was in power. The ...
Rainy-Day Economics… [Published Zero Hedge - May 21 2013] Originally Posted http://www.tothetick.com/rainy-day-economics Margaret Thatcher might have been the perfect housewife that got Britain off to a good start or at least that’s what she would have liked us all to have believed when she was in power. ...
Trolling coal: jobs, climate and the Iron Lady [Published Larvatus Prodeo - May 20 2013] The pre-recorded televised tributes have ended. The street parties are over. In Britain, the outrage that swelled in some quarters over the Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s faux state funeral has died away, leaving in its wake the dull, tedious thrumming ...
Read between the lines [Published Prospero - The Economist - May 20 2013] STATE propaganda is easy to spot. From leaflets dropped behind enemy lines to other bald appeals to flag and country, government attempts to sway public opinion often seem laughably obvious—at least in hindsight. Yet quite a lot of national pride-mongering ...

Audio/Video

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Queen's head for sale [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 13 2013]
VIDEO: Thatcher 'did not want to read biography' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Apr 23 2013]
VIDEO: Osborne on 'welling up' at funeral [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Apr 23 2013]
How Margaret Thatcher impacted the world [Published Fox News Channel - YouTube - Apr 21 2013]
Listening Post - Margaret Thatcher's final call [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 20 2013]

Press Releases

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Private Eye Magazine Spots Silver Fox [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 10 2013]
MoneySupermarket: THE £1 COIN AT 30 [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Apr 19 2013]
THE £1 COIN AT 30 [Published CisionWire - English - Apr 19 2013]
Silver Fox CEO Remembers Margaret Thatcher [Published PR.com Press Releases - Apr 18 2013]
Gary Bauer calls Margaret Thatcher "One of the ... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Apr 08 2013]