Thatcher Talked With Murdoch Before Times TakeoverFormer British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher held secret talks with media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the early 1980s before he acquired The Times newspaper.Friends Read FreeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 10 October, 1989. Johhny Eggitt/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Alex Johnston3/18/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print