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Margaret Thatcher statue vandalised with red paint two weeks after it was egged

Lincolnshire Police treating incident as ‘criminal damage’

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

This age of inflation reveals the sickness ailing Britain’s economy: rentier capitalism

Profits have become all-but guaranteed for wealthy elites, says economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

Communist symbols daubed in second Margaret Thatcher statue vandalism

£300k monument - which had eggs thrown at it during its installation - has also been covered in red paint

Wales Online · May 29, 2022

Anthony Trollope’s take on London policing is still relevant today

Brief letters: The Met’s Partygate investigation | Winston Churchill | Toppling the PM | Israel’s ‘culture of impunity’ | Margaret Thatcher statue

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

Act now or face windfall tax, warns minister

A Goverment U-turn to introduce a windfall tax remains a possibility

Evening Standard · May 23, 2022

‘It’s very divisive’: Margaret Thatcher’s statue splits birthplace of Grantham

Residents of former PM’s hometown continue to have mixed feelings about sculpture after egging

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

UK national anthem represents the union falling apart before our eyes

THAT hoary old debate about national anthems reared its nodding head last week, but this time round in a unique and fascinating context.

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2022

Thursday briefing: Why we don’t have to balance the books

In today’s newsletter: As inflation hits a 40-year high of 9%, Archie Bland explores the causes of the crisis, and the potential solutions left out of the debate

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022

Man sells eggs by Margaret Thatcher statue after landmark gets vandalised

The 20ft statue of the UK's first female Prime Minister was egged just two hours after it was installed on May 15

Liverpool Echo · May 18, 2022

Inflation hits 40-year high: What was life like in Britain the last time things were so dire in 1982

Margaret Thatcher was PM, unemployment at its worst since the 1930s, the Falklands War broke out and ‘Come on Eileen’ was the year’s biggest-selling single

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022