Margaret Thatcher
Letters: Don't blame housing crisis on Thatcher. Right to buy should be applauded
![Scotland supporters in the Cologne Stadium last month for the Euro 2024 match against Switzerland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18312963.jpg)
![Scotland supporters in the Cologne Stadium last month for the Euro 2024 match against Switzerland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18312963.jpg)
![John Swinney Campaigns For SNP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18248218.jpg)
![John Swinney Campaigns For SNP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18248218.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13507314.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13507314.jpg)
![Gary Lamont as DB and Beth Marshall as Maggie in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Maggie & Me](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18071198.jpg)
![Gary Lamont as DB and Beth Marshall as Maggie in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Maggie & Me](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18071198.jpg)
![Claudia Winkleman, Lang Lang and Mika](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18009823.jpg)
![Claudia Winkleman, Lang Lang and Mika](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18009823.jpg)
TV PREVIEW
![The riot of January 1987 became the longest running siege in Scottish prison history](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18012993.jpg)
![The riot of January 1987 became the longest running siege in Scottish prison history](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18012993.jpg)
The story of Barlinnie
![People taking part in an anti-abortion protest organised by 40 Days For Life near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17900373.jpg)
![People taking part in an anti-abortion protest organised by 40 Days For Life near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17900373.jpg)
![Was Margaret Thatcher's premiership a national disgrace?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/6283964.jpg)
![Was Margaret Thatcher's premiership a national disgrace?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/6283964.jpg)
![PMQs: Flynn accuses Labour frontbench of being 'born-again Thatcherites'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17879808.jpg)
![PMQs: Flynn accuses Labour frontbench of being 'born-again Thatcherites'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17879808.jpg)
![Was Margaret Thatcher a villain?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17846905.jpg)
![Was Margaret Thatcher a villain?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17846905.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow last Friday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17770209.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow last Friday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17770209.jpg)
![Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17702498.jpg)
![Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17702498.jpg)
![The controversy over the proposed conversion therapy ban is reminiscent of the 1980s, a Scottish LGBT leader has said](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17663076.jpg)
![The controversy over the proposed conversion therapy ban is reminiscent of the 1980s, a Scottish LGBT leader has said](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17663076.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf with Minister for Independence Jamie Hepburn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17597817.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf with Minister for Independence Jamie Hepburn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17597817.jpg)
![Should councillors walk out in protest over the Budget?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/5993712.jpg)
![Should councillors walk out in protest over the Budget?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/5993712.jpg)
![Labour failed us before, and will fail us again](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16879318.jpg)
![Labour failed us before, and will fail us again](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16879318.jpg)
LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
![Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour deputy Angela Rayner](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17521553.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour deputy Angela Rayner](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17521553.jpg)
![Do the latest Pisa results expose the failings of the Curriculum for Excellence?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17090198.jpg)
![Do the latest Pisa results expose the failings of the Curriculum for Excellence?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17090198.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar: 'Margaret Thatcher destroyed communities across this country'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16562176.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar: 'Margaret Thatcher destroyed communities across this country'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16562176.jpg)
Updated
![Starmer defends Thatcher praise as he dodges questions over spending cuts](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17514016.jpg)
![Starmer defends Thatcher praise as he dodges questions over spending cuts](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17514016.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16930652.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16930652.jpg)
![Tories accuse Alba of racism over leaflet showing Sunak as laughing vampire](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17108448.jpg)
![Tories accuse Alba of racism over leaflet showing Sunak as laughing vampire](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17108448.jpg)
![Michael Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan sign the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which took effect in June 1988. The two superpowers later negotiated the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16873600.jpg)
![Michael Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan sign the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which took effect in June 1988. The two superpowers later negotiated the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16873600.jpg)
Letters
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Kevin McKenna
![Some leaders, including Alex Salmond, have left office promising to return](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16599887.jpg)
![Some leaders, including Alex Salmond, have left office promising to return](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16599887.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer publishes tax return as row brews over Thatcher was right claim](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16591410.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer publishes tax return as row brews over Thatcher was right claim](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16591410.jpg)
![The SNP leadership race is more akin to Succession's warring familial factions – that is, without the credible characters](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16508800.jpg)
![The SNP leadership race is more akin to Succession's warring familial factions – that is, without the credible characters](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16508800.jpg)
Opinion
![Netflix's The Crown in real life: See how the hit series compares (Des Willie/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13813756.jpg)
![Netflix's The Crown in real life: See how the hit series compares (Des Willie/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13813756.jpg)
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