{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/685ebda70904b52e46426524?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Iain Dale on debunking the myths around Margaret Thatcher","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1751039668569-bbd761a0-f218-489a-8a9c-728f23c99d80.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Was Margaret Thatcher really some 'evil dictator' who's legacy still looms large over Britain? Or was she something else entirely?</p><p><br></p><p>Broadcaster and author Iain Dale talks to Rachel Cunliffe about his new book, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Margaret-Thatcher-Ministers-Iain-Dale/dp/1800753586\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret Thatcher</a>, and why he wanted to dispel some of the myths and mistruths about the Iron Lady.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>READ</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/welfare/2025/06/inside-the-false-economy-of-rachel-reevess-welfare-cuts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inside the false economy of Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts</a> - Anoosh Chakelian</p><p><br></p><p>YOUR NEXT LISTEN</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/new-statesman/episode/8db0ecc5d507b73ef89ef306afb0ad5e9995a4a7/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Sack Rachel Reeves” demand Labour MPs over welfare reforms</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>SIGN UP:</p><p>For a dose of political analysis every morning, sign up for our newsletter <a href=\"https://morningcall.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">morningcall.substack.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>JOIN US:</p><p>Subscribe to the New Statesman to get all our reporting from £8.99 a month <a href=\"https://secure.newstatesman.com/S5FPPODN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.newstatesman.com/pod25</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}