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Thatcher in numbers

Thatcher in numbers

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Thatcher in numbers

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87, was Britain’s first female prime minister and one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century. She was a pioneer of free market economics, helping to spread the ideas around the world. But the Iron lady was a divisive figure with passionate supporters and critics. Both hold to strong beliefs about what she did. But what does the data tell us about the many claims made about Mrs Thatcher?
Released:
Apr 15, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4