Culture Flash: Margaret Thatcher

The Iron Lady and the arts were never the closest of bedfellows – she took her axe to them and they rebelledIn a word, Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the arts has been ironic. By taking an axe to British culture, the former PM – making headlines once again with the arrival of The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep – gave a generation something to rebel against, inspiring an outpouring of creativity that was usually negative, hateful and directed against her.There's even a hint of that ...

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