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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

Three TV channels and shops shut on Sundays - life in 1982 when the cost of living was last as high as it is now

Margaret Thatcher was PM and unemployment stood at 10.4%

Wales Online

Man 'selling eggs' for £10 each outside Margaret Thatcher statue

Neil Kinnock has called for the statue to be 'respected'

Wales Online

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Britain’s inflation rate surges to a 40-year high of 9%

UK inflation rose to its highest level since Margaret Thatcher was prime minister 40 years ago, adding to pressure for action from the government and central bank.

Bangkok Post

From Dover’s cliffs to degraded porn: the astonishing alchemy of Cornelia Parker – review

This fabulous survey of her 40-year career has everything from soiled hankies to exploding sheds, as well as a vampire-like Margaret Thatcher – confirming Parker’s genius for finding poetry in the world around us

The Guardian - UK

Mother-in-law says relative who threw eggs at Baroness Thatcher statue 'childish'

Statue costing £300,000 was sited in former prime minister's home town of Grantham over fears it could become focus of "far-left" if placed in Parliamentary Square, Westminster

Daily Mirror

Leicester University ‘does not condone’ staff member egging Thatcher statue

Memorial to former Tory PM was splattered within hours of unveiling and has been booed by passing drivers

The Independent UK

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Brits struggling with rising cost of living should look for 'better-paid' jobs, says Tory MP

Labour shadow cabinet minister Ian Murray said the “ludicrous” advice appeared to hark back to Margaret Thatcher’s era of government

Chronicle Live

Richard Madeley defends football fans who booed national anthem

God Save the Queen was met with a chorus of jeers before LIverpool's FA Cup triumph

Wales Online

University condemns ‘defacement’ as employee accused of egging Thatcher statue

The University of Leicester said the matter was being addressed in line with its procedures.

The Independent UK

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley defends LFC fans who booed national anthem

God Save the Queen was met with a chorus of jeers before The Reds' FA Cup triumph

Liverpool Echo

Abi Morgan: ‘The Split is filled with a lot of the pain I’ve been through’

The writer of the hit BBC show talks to Charlotte Cripps about that shock ending and the real-life drama contained in her new book, ‘This Is Not a Pity Memoir’, which details her husband’s brain injury, surviving breast cancer, and her altered view of mortality

The Independent UK

Moment protester eggs Margaret Thatcher statue after it's unveiled in Grantham

Passing motorists loudly booed the monument, with one shouting “tear it down”

Manchester Evening News

Margaret Thatcher statue egged by protestors within hours of being installed in home town

The statue was lowered into place in Grantham, Lincolnshire, amid previous threats of “egg throwing” and was booed by passing motorists.

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Manchester Evening News

Protestor eggs statue of Margaret Thatcher just hours after installation

The brand new £300,000 statue of Baroness Margaret Thatcher hadn't long been up when it was struck by eggs

Liverpool Echo

Margaret Thatcher statue egged by protesters in her home town

It was only unveiled hours earlier

Irish Mirror

New Margaret Thatcher status egged and 'loudly booed' just hours after being erected

Passing motorists loudly booed the monument, with one shouting 'tear it down'

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of it being installed

The memorial of the former prime minister in her home town of Grantham was unveiled without ceremony

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Daily Record

Margaret Thatcher statue pelted with eggs just hours after being lowered into place

The monument to the divisive former prime minister cost £300,000.

The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of going up in home town of Grantham

Protester arrived in the morning with a carton of eggs as memorial to former PM installed

The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of being installed in home town

The statue was lowered into place on Sunday morning amid previous threats of ‘egg throwing’.

The National (Scotland)

Margaret Thatcher statue egged by protester within two hours of being installed

A STATUE of Margaret Thatcher has been pelted with eggs less than two hours after it was installed as a protester made good on promises to target…

Manchester Evening News

Margaret Thatcher statue lowered in her home town - despite 'egg throwing' threats

The £300,000 statue will be unveiled in Grantham

Daily Record

Margaret Thatcher statue erected despite warnings it will be pelted with eggs

The £300,000 statue of the divisive former prime minister is being perched on a 10ft-high plinth to deter vandals.

Daily Mirror

Margaret Thatcher statue pelted with eggs just two hours after it's installed

Just one of the eggs made contact with the statue of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, which was erected in her home town of Grantham today

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