Margaret Thatcher set Britain's decline in motion, so why can't politics exorcise her ghost

David Redshaw is staggered by Keir Starmer’s admiration for her. Brian Hughes says her government created the illusion of an economic miracle. Charles EL Gilman disputes her total hostility to the EU. David Gilman says she created an illusion of a 'economic miracle'

Former PM’s ‘Right to Buy’ housing policy is being ‘abused’ and requires urgent reform. Margaret Thatcher's flagship scheme descended into dysfunction. Former PM's 'Right-to-buy' housing policy being 'abused' and needs reform.

Margaret Thatcher set Britain’s decline in motion – so why can’t politics exorcise her ghost? MPs on all sides pay homage, while her failures are forgotten, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett. Margaret Thatcher's failures have been forgotten, he says.