Did Margaret Thatcher invent Mr Whippy Ice Cream?

Did former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher help invent Mr Whippy Ice Cream? And what can Mr Whippy tell us about the Conservative Party today?

With guests:

Zoe Philipson, award winning ice cream retailer from Tyne Valley Ices (instagram.com/tynevalleyices/?hl=en)
Jon Agar, author of Science in the 20th Century and Beyond (amazon.co.uk/Science-Twentieth-Century-Beyond-…)
Ian Lavery, Labour MP for Wansbeck
Will Davies, author of Nervous States (amazon.co.uk/Nervous-States-Democracy-Decline-…)

Created by Lewis Bassett. Additional editing and sound design from Forest DLG. (twitter.com/ForestDLG)

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