Iain Dale on debunking the myths around Margaret Thatcher

<p>Was Margaret Thatcher really some 'evil dictator' who's legacy still looms large over Britain? Or was she something else entirely?</p><br /><p>Broadcaster and author Iain Dale talks to Rachel Cunliffe about his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Margaret-Thatcher-Ministers-Iain-Dale/dp/1800753586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Margaret Thatcher</a>, and why he wanted to dispel some of the myths and mistruths about the Iron Lady.</p><br /><p><br /></p><p>READ</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/welfare/2025/06/inside-the-false-economy-of-rachel-reevess-welfare-cuts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inside the false economy of Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts</a> - Anoosh Chakelian</p><br /><p>YOUR NEXT LISTEN</p><br /><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/new-statesman/episode/8db0ecc5d507b73ef89ef306afb0ad5e9995a4a7/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Sack Rachel Reeves” demand Labour MPs over welfare reforms</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>SIGN UP:</p><p>For a dose of political analysis every morning, sign up for our newsletter <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">morningcall.substack.com</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>JOIN US:</p><p>Subscribe to the New Statesman to get all our reporting from £8.99 a month <a href="https://secure.newstatesman.com/S5FPPODN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newstatesman.com/pod25</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>