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Margaret Thatcher

COMMENT

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia meeting then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher

Infamous Thatcher deal makes mockery of claims arms sales are well regulated

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan helped spawn the theory we now know

NEWSLETTER What exactly is neoliberalism – and how do we escape it?

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There are concerns the scheme would see Scotland diverge from the EU's minimum standards

EXCLUSIVE Green freeports 'threaten an independent Scotland joining the EU'

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David Lammy was among the Labour MPs to praise Margaret Thatcher this week

Newsletter Worst of Westminster: Labour frontbenchers heap praise on Maggie

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Shadow chancellor was only a child when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister

Letters Some of us remember life under PM Margaret Thatcher only too well

1

Statue of the late Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

comment Lesley Riddoch: Thatcher love-in is an outrage and a warning against Labour

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Labour’s Darren Jones has claimed that Thatcher oversaw a period of ‘economic renewal and wealth creation’

Letters Scotland’s resources must not be sold off to the vulture capitalists

4

Anas Sarwar has remained silent on his UK colleagues' praise for Margaret Thatcher

Scottish Labour enter SECOND day of silence on Margaret Thatcher praise

6

Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer and David Lammy have all praised Margaret Thatcher in recent months

Five times Labour politicians have praised Margaret Thatcher

5

Former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher has been praised by senior Labour MP David Lammy

'A visionary leader': David Lammy joins Labour MPs praising Margaret Thatcher

13

Anas Sarwar has remained silent after a top Labour MP heaped praise on Margaret Thatcher

EXCLUSIVE Scottish Labour REFUSE to condemn fresh Margaret Thatcher praise by top MP

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Labour have been slammed after praising Margaret Thatcher

Labour 'turning into Thatcher tribute act' after top MP praises ex-Tory PM

3

Top Labour MP Darren Jones, left, praised former Tory PM Margaret Thatcher

Top Labour MP praises Margaret Thatcher for overseeing 'national renewal'

17

Jimmy Reid and Mick McGahey feature in this week's Big Read

THE BIG READ How independence could give Holyrood the powers to support local government

3

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said she wants to see more of the country owned by local communities

Scottish Government to review community right-to-buy powers

Professor Tom Devine spoke to The National about the enduring legacy of the McCrone Report

EXCLUSIVE 'Conspiracy' to hide extent of oil wealth from Scotland's people, Tom Devine says

28

Angela Rayner denied being a 'hypocrite' over the profits she made from selling her council house

Angela Rayner denies hypocrisy after selling council house for thousands in profit

6

The approach to private funds taken by Margaret Thatcher continues to this day

NEWSLETTER Scotonomics: The Scottish Government and the Highlands Effect

7

Did it all get worse after Thatcher?

ESSAY Alan Riach: The damned and the marginal find their voices in the 1980s

2

Controversial Canadian academic Jordan Peterson has claimed Labour will make the UK like 'Venezuela for 20 years'

Jordan Peterson claims Labour would make UK 'Venezuela for 20 years'

8

Labour leader Keir Starmer's praise of divisive Tory Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has provoked controversy

Analysis What does Keir Starmer actually stand for after Thatcher praise row?

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Keir Hardie at Trafalgar Square, London, 1908. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

The real legacy of Margaret Thatcher

3

Keir Starmer was not so willing to praise Thatcher in front of a Scottish audience

Keir Starmer tries to diffuse Margaret Thatcher row at Scottish Labour gala event

7

Humza Yousaf slammed Anneliese Dodds for comments she made on Question Time

FM slams Labour MP for defending Keir Starmer's Thatcher comments on Question Time

8

Only eight SNP MSPs backed Ash Regan's motion

Letters Why so little support for Alba motion condemning Starmer’s comments?

3

From left: SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, deputy speaker Eleanor Laing, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

PMQs Speaker calls for calm after Stephen Flynn's 'Thatcherite' jibe at PMQs

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The Tories welcomed new Thatcher 'fanboy' Keir Starmer at PMQs on Wednesday

Tories welcome 'new Thatcher fanboy' Keir Starmer at PMQs

2

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn (left) and Scottish Labour Holyrood leader Anas Sarwar

EXCLUSIVE 'So meek': Stephen Flynn hits back as Anas Sarwar names him in Thatcher row

16

Keir Starmer praised Margaret Thatcher in an article published over the weekend

Eight SNP MSPs back Alba motion condemning Keir Starmer’s praise of Margaret Thatcher

5

Former first minister and Alba leader Alex Salmond (left) and Scottish Labour group leader Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar accused of 'misquoting' Alex Salmond amid Thatcher row

10

Among many disastrous actions, Margaret Thatcher used Scotland to experiment with the poll tax

Letters The legacy of Margaret Thatcher cost everyone in Scotland dearly

1

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer (left) and Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar at a campaign event

Anas Sarwar defends Keir Starmer comments but slams Margaret Thatcher’s legacy

10

Starmer has been criticised for saying Margaret Thatcher delivered 'meaningful change' to the UK

Keir Starmer prevented a shadow cabinet minister from criticising Thatcher

4

People on the streets of Glasgow gave their views on Keir Starmer's praise for Margaret Thatcher

VOX POPS Scots react to Keir Starmer's praise for Margaret Thatcher

10

File photograph of Labour leader Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer 'appeasing billionaire right-wing press' with Margaret Thatcher praise

6

What a stunningly back-stabbing and arrogant attitude Starmer displays

Letters Labour have calculated they don’t need or want Scottish votes

Keir Starmer is under fire after praising former prime minister Margaret Thatcher

Labour insist Keir Starmer is a 'conviction politician' like Margaret Thatcher

13

Alba have called on MSPs to condemn Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher

Alba lodge motion urging MSPs to condemn Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher

13

Steph Paton asks how the leader of the Labour Party can bring himself to praise Margaret Thatcher

COMMENT Steph Paton: Labour offer the left an ultimatum at the next Westminster election

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Keir Starmer should examine Margaret Thatcher's legacy in Scotland, writes George Kerevan

COMMENT George Kerevan: The idea of a golden age under Thatcher doesn't stand up to scrutiny

4

Starmer's comments in praise of Margaret Thatcher have not been addressed by Scottish Labour

Scottish Labour silent as Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher

39

Keir Starmer said Margaret Thatcher delivered 'meaningful change'

Keir Starmer downplays praise for Margaret Thatcher after backlash

15

Humza Yousaf criticised Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher

Keir Starmer's praise of Margaret Thatcher an 'insult' to Scotland, says Humza Yousaf

13

Keir Starmer applauded Margaret Thatcher for bringing 'meaningful change'

Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher in explicit appeal to Tory voters

17

The former prime minister insisted that the market would provide

Letters Time to climb out of Margaret Thatcher’s handbag and into the light

2

Rachel Reeves, left, echoed Margaret Thatcher, right, in her conference speech

Rachel Reeves echoes Margaret Thatcher in Labour party conference speech

4

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (right)

COMMENT Scotland has chance to right wrongs that began with Thatcher

14

For years politicians have been told that Thatcher's methods were the only way forward

COMMENT Richard Murphy: Politicians need to learn to do things differently from Thatcher

5

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with former US President Ronald Reagan

Senior US Republican endorses Labour's economic plans as 'very Reaganesque'

6

Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw, expressed support for the return of the death penalty

Tory MP slammed for backing death penalty with sharing of Thatcher clip

2

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh clashed with Murdo Fraser over Alba Party leaflets

Senior Alba figure in clash with Tory MSP over Rishi Sunak oil leaflets

9

Rishi Sunak’s flying visit to the North East generated enough spin and heat to power Scotland

Comment Let’s drill into the facts on Sunak’s oil and gas claims

9

A beaming Rishi Sunak sits in Margaret Thatcher's old car ...

THE JOUKER Mockery as Rishi Sunak boasts of being 'in Margaret Thatcher's old Rover'

11

Pro-independence supporters march through Edinburgh, during the All Under One Banner march

COMMENT Thatcherite thought is at the core of England – Scots are different

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