Thatcher: UK's divisive leader
Margaret Thatcher was prime minister for 11 years, and she was as decisive with her policies as she was divisive with her people.
Billy Elliot audience votes on Thatcher death song
Audience members watching a production of Billy Elliot were asked to decide on whether a song anticipating Margaret Thatcher's death should be performed hours after she died.
The musical, which is set during the miners' strike, features the song Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher, with lyrics that refer to celebrating the death of the former prime minister.
Following the announcement of her death, the show's organisers tweeted to say the show would go ahead, no decision was made on the song until just before the performance began at 7.30pm.
A near unanimous verdict saw only three people vote against the performance of the song.
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'Ding-Dong' single up the charts after Thatcher's death
The song from the Wizard of Oz has been climbing the download charts after a campaign on social media following Lady Thatcher's death
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Thatcher both intensified and help to end NI troubles
Margaret Thatcher's hardline approach probably intensified the Northern Irish troubles in the early 1980s but later helped to end them.
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Margaret Thatcher: Decisive and divisive
Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister for 11 years, as decisive with her policies as she was divisive with her people.