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Thatcher told her ministers to slash the Scottish budget

Margaret Thatcher ordered her ministers to seek cuts of up to a seventh of the Scottish Office budget as the nation�s economy was in acute difficulties, according to official government documents.

Margaret Thatcher ordered her ministers to seek cuts of up to a seventh of the Scottish Office budget as the nation's economy was in acute difficulties, according to official government documents.