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Tim Farron writes: Sorry Dave, but you’re no Mrs. T…

December 19, 2011 3:59 PM

farron• [Dec 16] Tim Farron writes: I HAVE yet to watch Meryl Streep's portrayal of Margaret Thatcher. I'm sure it will be fascinating, but I just fear that it might also be a bit too painful - I find it hard to divorce my views on the politics of that era from my memories of avoidable hardship experienced by the community I grew up in. Then again, perhaps I should try and get over my Thatcherphobia and view her record a bit more dispassionately. Where better to start than Mrs T's record on Europe?

. . While employers look on at Britain's isolation in Europe with despair, now is the moment to be the rational voice in government calling for international teamwork in the interests of British jobs, against the shrill voices who distort Mrs Thatcher's legacy and who ironically have ended up sounding more like Michael Foot.

• Tim Farron writes: Sorry Dave, but you're no Mrs. T… [LDV Dec 16]

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