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Thatcher on Apartheid in South Africa

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Why was Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister soft on the racist Apartheid regime in South Africa? Tony McMahon investigates.

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1980s Gays – rebels or Tories?

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In the 1980s – gays had the choice to be Tories or rebels. Faced with Clause 28 and bigotry around AIDS, most chose the latter as Tony McMahon discovers.

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Adoration of Margaret Thatcher by journalists

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Margaret Thatcher reduced journalists to a state of adoration for many years through sheer force of character.

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What was life like before digital?

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What was it like to grow up in the world before digital? Late Boomer Tony McMahon reveals all!

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Milton Friedman falls out with Thatcher

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In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession

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