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Why are our PMs ‘Male, Pale and Stale’?

Image of the door at No.10 Downing Street

According to the children’s book Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women, ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is a figure of inspiration for girls today. She is described as a woman admired for her strength and determination. They concede she was a controversial figure, but only due to her decision to remove […]

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Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

A dominating figure in The Commons and on the stage, Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford have scrubbed the rust off the Iron Lady to bring her back for another year of comedy brilliance. The former Prime Minister (portrayed by Tedford) returns with Queen of Soho, which first arrived at the Fringe in 2014. Four years […]