In 1979 Britain had unemployment fever, and then Margaret Mummy Thatcher came along and gave us so much calpol we OD’d. Part 1 of 6 The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Mummy’s home 06:53 - Margret Hilda Roberts 11:45 - Thatchers woke dad 15:13 - Dangerously self-opinionated 18:05 - The flood gates have opened 21:13 - Milk snatcher 24:50 - Thatcher as party leader 27:06 - Iron Lady 31:22 - First female PM, are you wet? 35:43 - Britain be shopping 39:43 - Thatcherism 45:32 - Bobby Sands 49:02 - Ronnie and Mags 51:46 - Not looking good until… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
