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...simple messages. However, historical memory itself is a politically contested area and this has been made very clear in Thatcher’s case. Gushing tributes from Tory and New Labour politicians have been accompanied by street parties in Glasgow, Liverpool and Brixton. How we remember Thatcher and Thatcherism will have a bearing on contemporary politics. There has been much...

...simple stone shrine underneath with modest offerings of flowers or garments or small idols of gods and goddesses. This signals the cultural, religious and spiritual importance of these trees to people. Without such active protection many of these trees would have succumbed to rapid urban development. But it is not just their non-instrumental spiritual value, these trees...