Full text and audio: David Cameron’s tribute to Margaret Thatcher
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Wednesday
Tuesday
Andrew Neil on The People’s Margaret Thatcher
This morning, Andrew Neil presented a Radio 4 special recalling how voters felt about Margaret Thatcher. Including opinions from her supporters and detractors, it’s a fascinating look into how she was perceived by the electorate throughout key moments in her premiership. Here is what people had to say: On her public perception: ‘She doesn’t convince
Monday
Papers mark Thatcher’s death
Tomorrow’s newspapers pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher, some praising her for changing Britain for the better, others nodding at her ability to divide opinions, even in death.
David Cameron’s tribute to Margaret Thatcher: full text
Today we lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton. Margaret Thatcher didn’t just lead our country – she saved our country. And we should never forget that the odds were stacked against her. She was the shopkeeper’s daughter from Grantham who made it to the highest office in the land. There were
Margaret Thatcher in quotes
“I don’t think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime.” – 1975 ‘To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say. You turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning.’ ‘I always cheer up immensely if an attack is
Tributes pour in for Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher died this morning following a stroke. Downing Street said this afternoon that the former Conservative Prime Minister’s funeral will have the same status as the Queen Mother and Princess Diana, with full military honours, a service at St Paul’s Cathedral, followed by a private cremation. She will not lie in state, in accordance with
Thursday
Tax
‘Which letters of the law would you like to abide by?’
Smoking
Helpline
‘HELP!!’
Ducks
‘Don’t you think you’re taking a risk, not wearing flight socks?’
Twitter 2
‘Twitter’s OK, but I don’t get anything like the satisfaction I used to get from a good old-fashioned poison-pen letter.’
Matryoshka
‘How long have you felt like a man trapped in a woman’s body?’
Poor 2
‘Have you noticed how the gap between the poor and the poor is widening?’
Kindle 3
‘Dad loves the large print on his Kindle.’
Gannets
Sex
‘In hindsight, I regret curing him of his sex addiction.’
Prison Pilates
Prison pilates
Missiles
‘Eeeny meeny miney mo…’
Letters | 4 April 2013
Quantitative ease Sir: Unlike Louise Cooper (‘The great savings robbery’, 30 March), I don’t have a problem with inflation or quantitative easing. It’s the perfect tax: painless, easy to collect and fair. It’s painless because after having been collected you still have the proverbial pound in your pocket. OK, it’s worth less — but as