Title: Debate: Was Thatcher a great British prime minister? | The Independent | The Independent
Headings: Debate: Was Thatcher a great British prime minister?
Debate: Was Thatcher a great British prime minister?
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Case For: Leading Lady
Case Against: Untold destruction

Content: Case Against: Untold destruction
Where to begin? Abroad she supported the tyrant General Pinochet and denounced Nelson Mandela as a terrorist. At home her systematic destruction of industry and abolition of controls on City trading brought about a social and economic devastation from which working class communities in many parts of the country are yet to recover. Britain is a less equal, more greedy society because of her policies. Join our new commenting forum
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