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To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say: You turn if you want to. [laughter] The lady's not for turning.

— Margaret Thatcher

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A play on The Lady's Not for Burning, a 1948 play by Christopher Fry about a witchcraft trial.

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