Margaret Thatcher

Star Wars is a space opera film series created by George Lucas that quickly exploded into a pop culture phenomenon.

How May 4 was taken and held by Star Wars fans

Star Wars is a space opera film series created by George Lucas that quickly exploded into a pop culture phenomenon.

May the 4th be with you: What is Star Wars Day and how long ago did it start?

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon alongside her successor Humza Yousaf during an update to MSPs on changes to the Covid-19 restrictions at the Scottish Parliament. Picture: PA

How Yousafian ideology must go beyond Sturgeon's 'Scotland First' approach

Nigel Lawson photographed on Budget Day in March 1984

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Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, with his wife Thérèse outside 11 Downing Street in London on Budget Day, 17th March 1987. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tributes to former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson following death at 91

Sir Bernard Ingham talks to Baroness Thatcher at the 1998 Television and Radio Industry Club Awards in London (Picture: PA)

Scotsman Obituaries: Sir Bernard Ingham, press secretary to Margaret Thatcher

Sir Bernard Ingham pictured in 2010 in London

Sir Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher’s long-serving press secretary, dies at 90

Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010 (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Sir Bernard Ingham - press secretary to Margaret Thatcher- dies at 90

Dominic Raab has insisted he "behaved professionally at all times" despite facing allegations of bullying.

Raab insists 'I behaved professionally at all times'

Richard Sharp (left) and Boris Johnson. BBC chairman Richard Sharp has insisted there was no conflict of interest in his appointment to the role.

How are BBC chairman appointed and what is the controversy around Richard Sharp?

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is now exposed on her domestic performance as her independence strategy fails to provide safe cover, even among her own supporters, argues Murdo Fraser. (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

Could 2023 be Nicola Sturgeon’s last as First Minister? - Murdo Fraser

Lord Young of Graffham, David Young holds his insignia of member of the Order of the Companions of Honour after it was presented to him by the Prince of Wales in 2015 (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Lord Young: tributes paid after death of Cabinet Minister at 90

Charles Kennedy MP celebrates his election victory back in 1983 outside Dingwall Town Hall.

Scotland in the 1980s: The pivotal political moments of the decade

Kwasi Kwarteng was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on 6 September 2022.

Who is Kwasi Kwarteng? UK Chancellor and ally of Liz Truss now sacked by her

Nicola Sturgeon (right) told Laura Kuenssberg: ‘I detest the Tories and everything they stand for’ (Picture: Russell Cheyne/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Sturgeon has hatred for many Scottish voters

Liz Truss's has warned her plans for the economy may cause 'disruption' and that some people will not like it (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

UK must refuse to swallow Liz Truss's ‘bitter-tasting’ medicine – Joyce McMillan

The miners' strike in the 1980s saw violence and widespread social unrest (Picture: PA)

Truss will make Thatcher's attack on miners look tame – Kenny MacAskill MP

Liverpool fans show their support with flags and banners prior to the UEFA Champions League Group A match against Rangers

How Liverpool's hosting of Rangers sparked culture war in stands

Margaret Thatcher, pictured with her election campaign bus and her husband Denis, during the 1987 general election campaign (Picture: PA)

Kenny MacAskill: Tory economic blunders will be worse than Thatcherism

Queen Elizabeth rides a pony in Windsor Home Park in May 2020 (Picture: Steve Parsons/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth was closer to philosophy of Adam Smith than Margaret Thatcher

Lizz Truss, who has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister, is to be the subject of a new biography by Lord Ashcroft.

Lord Ashcroft to write biography of Liz Truss

Foreign secretary and Conservative leadership frontrunner Liz Truss arrives for 'Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg'. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Why Truss is another Thatcher despite her Scottish connections

Honour guards stand next to the coffin of Mikhail Gorbachev during yesterday's memorial service in the House of Unions in Moscow

Readers' Letters: We never had our Gorbachev moment in the UK

Mikhail Gorbachev speaks during the launch of his book 'I Remain an Optimist' at a book shop in Moscow in 2017 (Picture: Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images)

Joyce McMillan: Gorbachev's commitment to peace is his lasting legacy

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union

Obituaries: Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who brought down Iron Curtain

Mikhail Gorbachev arrives at Edinburgh Airport during his visit to Scotland in December 1984. Picture: Hamish Campbell Jack Crombie / TSPL

'I wish you many sunny days': Mikhail Gorbachev's bond with Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and actor Brian Cox were in conversation at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this week

Readers' Letters: Sturgeon’s egotism will precipitate downfall

Nicola Sturgeon is off to Copenhagen to open the Scottish Government's ninth international branch office, which will 'increase Scotland's economic and cultural visibility in the Nordic region' (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: New ‘embassy’ just more SNP money wasting

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss both oppose a second independence referendum.

Tory leadership: What have Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about Scotland?

Will the Tories come to regret removing Boris Johnson?

Boris baters may regret calling for him to be removed - Brian Monteith

Most popular: novelty Toby Jugs of Prime Minister Boris Johnson topped sales figures

Boris Johnson tops sales charts for novelty Prime Minister Toby Jugs

Audience members hold placards showing support for each candidate, on August 01, 2022 in Exeter, England. Conservative Party Leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will attend the second party membership hustings in Exeter this evening. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Conservative Party delays sending out leadership ballots on security advice

Fergus Linehan is directing his last Edinburgh Festival this year.

Readers' letters: Festival offers a home for freedom of expression

New Zealander Bruce Biddle and Australian Ray Bilney race towards the chequered flag at the finish of the 102 miles cycling road race during the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in July 1970. Biddle won the race.

22 pictures of sporting action from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games

Rishi Sunak delivers a speech at Vaculug tyre specialists at Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, as part of his campaign to be leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party and the next prime minister. Picture date: Saturday July 23, 2022.

Rishi Sunak labels himself the underdog as ‘forces that be’ back Liz Truss

Away from science, Jim Vincent was in demand as a pianist

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Jim Vincent, aerosol scientist and pianist

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab previously stood in for Boris Johnson when he was ill with Covid.

Can Boris Johnson remain as caretaker Prime Minister?

David Alexander is the chief executive officer of DJ Alexander Scotland

Housing policy ‘on the hoof’ will not seriously address issues - David Alexander

Amber Heard leaves court at the end of the successful defamation case raised by her former husband, Johnny Depp. PIC: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN.

What now for justice in the high stakes court of public opinion?

Margaret Thatcher right judged that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was acting 'like Hitler' when his forces invaded Kuwait in 1990 (Picture: PA)

Margaret Thatcher was right about Saddam Hussein – Scotsman comment

The scoreboard shows Scotland have won the 1983 Calcutta Cup by beating England 22-12, the last time the Scots won at Twickenham. Picture: Hamish Campbell

A pint cost 62p and Billie Jean was No 1 - when Scotland last won at Twickenham

Finance Minister Kate Forbes

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Tam Dalyell opposed devolution and was author of the West Lothian question.

Prominent Edinburgh figures in new dictionary of lives

National Guard and the Washington DC police eventually regained control of the area around the US Capitol after thousands of Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building (Picture: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

How 40 years of bad politics led to the US Capitol attack – Joyce McMillan

If there is a no-deal Brexit, Northern Ireland risks losing its easy access to the south and the EU in a way that will enrage all but a rump of diehard unionists, says Joyce McMillan (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Why Northern Ireland might be closer to UK exit than Scotland – Joyce McMillan

Shuggie Bain by Glasgow author Douglas Stuart was crowned winner of the Booker Prize last month - only the second Scottish book in the history to win in the history of the award. Picture: John Devlin

Shuggie Bain to be turned into TV series by Hollywood producers

Susan Morrison's new hobby of meeting more NHS staff than Queen Elizabeth is prompting thoughts of investing in a handbag (Picture: Paul Rogers/WPA/Getty Images)

The NHS made me feel like royalty as they saved my life – Susan Morrison

Matt Hancock seemed at a loss to understand why so many British people go to work when they are ill (Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty Images)

A simple reason why people work when they're sick: Tory policies –Joyce McMillan

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Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses the Scotch Whisky Association conference at Prestonfield House hotel in Edinburgh in March 1990 (Picture: Jack Crombie)

Don't let Tories turn back the clock to the Thatcher years – Richard Leonard

This image released by Netflix shows Olivia Colman, from left, Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin in a scene from "The Crown." Season four premieres on Sunday, Nov. 15. (Des Willie/Netflix via AP)

The Crown: Maggie Thatcher and Princess Diana take centre stage in new season

Nicola Sturgeon during the First Minister's Questions session at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood

The SNP is tired, but not as weary as the opposition - Gina Davidson

Was Nicola Sturgeon disingenuous over statistics?

Readers Letters: Hospital link to care homes Covid clear

Evocative scenes of '80s Britain are captured in this new book

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Boris Johnson holds crabs caught on the Carvela at Stromness Harbour during a visit to Scotland (Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

The difference between Thatcher and Johnson in Scotland – Kenny MacAskill

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The sister of Sheku Bayoh, Kadi Johnston (centre) and Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar (right) during a anti-racism and anti-fascist march in Glasgow,

Analysis: Timing, resource questions underpin ‘institutional racism’ admission

The scene after a car collided with the gates of Downing Street

Man arrested after car crashes into gates of Downing Street

Keir Starmer with Kirkcaldy's Labour candidate Wilma Brown during a visit to local High Street businesses. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty Images

Ferrier vote delays as Starmer says he'd ‘relish’ by-election