Spycatcher scandal: newly released documents from the Thatcher era reveal the changing nature of government secrecy: I grew up in Tasmania in the 1980s. The capital city, Hobart, had a bit of a “living at the edge of the world” feeling in those days. It seemed about as far away from anywhere as you could …
Why did Keir Starmer pen the ‘Margaret Thatcher’ article for the Telegraph? Our research suggests it may yield votes: Labour leader Keir Starmer has received some criticism from within his own party for publishing an article in the Telegraph, a famously rightwing newspaper, in which he made a direct appeal to voters who have previously …
Why Liz Truss is no Margaret Thatcher when it comes to the economy: The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, has made no secret of her admiration of her late predecessor, Margaret Thatcher. However, anyone expecting a swift return to Thatcherite policies in 2022 should probably take a closer look at Truss’s politics. To begin …
UK strikes: how Margaret Thatcher and other leaders cut trade union powers over centuries: Strikes are often demonised in the UK as outdated and even unethical, but this summer has seen more workers considering and embarking on industrial action. Railway workers from the RMT (Rail Maritime and Transport) union have been among the most visible …
How much trouble is Boris Johnson in? Lessons from the fall of Margaret Thatcher: It has been a bad few weeks for Boris Johnson and the Conservative government. It began with allegations that Christmas parties had been held in Downing Street during the lockdown of 2020 and has escalated into open conflict between the prime …
South Africa in the news: Who is Mark Thatcher? Inside the scandal-scarred life of Margaret’s son: Margaret Thatcher’s favorite child was a spoiled mama’s boy who could do no wrong, even as he repeatedly embarrassed her and reportedly tried to trade on her power as British prime minister to …: “South Africa” – BingNews Jonny …
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Marx and Thatcher: how memorials have become the lightning rods of 21st-century protest: Marx's tombstone was vandalised with a hammer in February 2019. Paasikivi via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA In January 2018, Westminster Council turned down plans for a four-metre high statue of Margaret Thatcher in Parliament Square. The council explained that a new statue …