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The Ultimate Anti-Thatcher Playlist

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If you weren’t a fan of Margaret Thatcher, today is the day to rock on.

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In his 1988 song “Margaret on the Guillotine,” Morrissey wondered when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, then in her final stretch as party leader, would make his “dream real” and...well...die.

Twenty-five years later, one can presume that the former Smiths frontman is experiencing a rare moment of good cheer.

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