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03/05/2009

Thatcher's Legacy

BBC World Service - Analysis Archive, Thatcher's Legacy

30 years after she became Prime Minister we assess Margaret Thatcher's legacy.

It's 30 years since Margaret Thatcher first took office in the UK. Her time in power, and the right-wing ideology she championed, became known as Thatcherism. Our political correspondent Nick Childs asks whether today's Conservative Party has the ideas or the personalities to match her heyday.

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