DAVID LODGE
May 2011
The infamous phrase shouldn't be attributed to Mrs T — it was first coined by David Lodge in his novel, Ginger, You're Barmy
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No phrase of Margaret Thatcher caused as much uproar, and was so wilfully misinterpreted, as "There is no such thing as society." As usual with famous quotes, she didn't quite say that, but she was pretty close. Her exact words cam
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