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Margaret Thatcher and the 'wrong turns' of the '80s

What did she do that Andy Burnham is desperate undo?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Britain took "some wrong turns” in the 80s under the watch of Conservative PM Margaret Thatcher.

But what did she do that he so badly wants to undo?

On Figuring It Out, the World At One’s Sarah Montague and PM’s Evan Davis discuss the lasting legacy of the government of the 1980s.

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