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.CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 10 October, 1989. Johhny Eggitt/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Alex Johnston3/18/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print