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“ Thatcher is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of British prime ministers”. This is not true and there is no source evidencing this claim (and should be removed). Margaret Thatcher is viewed as either being great or horrible and you cannot average this out. Though this is reflected later and in other parts of the page, this line is inaccurate.
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Add a link to the "succeeded by" James Callaghan
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Not done: The article is already linked higher in the infobox in as the predecessor as prime minister. —
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“ Thatcher is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of British prime ministers”. This is not true and there is no source evidencing this claim (and should be removed). Margaret Thatcher is viewed as either being great or horrible and you cannot average this out. Though this is reflected later and in other parts of the page, this line is inaccurate.
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Add a link to the "succeeded by" James Callaghan
Zandermou (
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Not done: The article is already linked higher in the infobox in as the predecessor as prime minister. —
TechnoSquirrel69 (
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level-4 vital article is rated GA-class on Wikipedia's
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The redirect
The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher LG OM DStJ PC FRS HonFRSC has been listed at
redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the
redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 7 § The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher LG OM DStJ PC FRS HonFRSC until a consensus is reached.
estar8806 (
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★ 18:46, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Not done: see
§ Reputation. The line is perfectly accurate, per the sources cited in that section. ‑‑
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