When a political leader dies, it becomes compulsory to lie about their record.
While much of Britain openly rejoiced at the death of Margaret Thatcher, the media snapped into reverential mode, giving over hours of airtime and several thousand miles of column inches to representatives of the ruling class to solemnly recite myths about her achievements.
This wouldn’t matter so much if, like Thatcher, these myths were dead. But they are still shaping our policies.
No ‘economic miracle’