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Thatcher: The Most Divisive British Leader of All Time

Mark Hillary | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Politics
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Mark Hillary

Thatcher still manages to divide opinion in a way that no other British leader has achieved. Even Tony Blair's false wars don't create the same kind of hatred.

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Over Three Decades On The Death Of Bobby Sands Still Resonates

John Wight | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK Politics
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John Wight

With 2000 Palestinians currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, hundreds of them in Nafha, Bobby Sands and the other nine who died on hunger strike over 30 years ago continue to provide inspiration to political prisoners everywhere.

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How Thatcher Made Concessions On IRA Hunger Strike

PA | Posted 30.12.2011 | UK Politics
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Prime minister Margaret Thatcher's secret attempts to end the IRA hunger strikes are revealed in official documents made public for the first time. ...

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