Evaluating Thatcher’s legacy

Twenty five years to the day since she entered Downing Street, Margaret Thatcher remains a controversial figure.
To her supporters, she was a revolutionary figure who transformed Britain's stagnant economy, tamed the unions and re-established the country as a world power.
Together with US presidents Reagan and Bush, she helped bring about the end [...]

NZ: Trouble in paradise?

BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents was broadcast on Thursday, 28 October, 2004 at 1100 BST.
The programme was repeated on Monday, 1 November, 2004 at 2030 GMT.
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New Zealand's image of political and social harmony disintegrated in 2004 when 40,000 Maori marched on the capital, Wellington, accusing the government of [...]