Kirk's still preaching politics 20 years after Thatcher row

Posted May 17, 13:15

SHE came dressed from head to toe in brightest blue – but Margaret Thatcher’s visit to the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly was like a red rag to a bull. In her “Sermon on The Mound” 20 years ago this month, the then Prime Minister tried to claim a Christian underpinning for the controversial policies of her government which had failed to win support north of the Border.

Before she even got to the lectern, ministers were queuing up to register their dissent from the invitation for her to speak.

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