‘Backbone of the Nation’ by Robert Gildea review
Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike of 1984-85 by Robert Gildea is shaped more by heartbreak than heroism.
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher Breaks Consensus
Assessing Margaret Thatcher’s premiership: a radical decade and a divisive legacy.
Burying Our Complex Past
When major political figures die, history is put on hold and the simplicities of myth take over, argues Tim Stanley.
Margaret Thatcher's Career in Perspective
Roland Quinault offers an appraisal of the Iron Lady's legacy.
Prime Ministerial Firsts
Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female Prime Minister on May 4th, 1979. Some other firsts claimed by those occupying the country's highest office.
Margaret Thatcher's Rise to Power
Robert Pearce considers why Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979.
The Long Goodbye
Forget Tony Blair or Margaret Thatcher, says Klaus Larres; Winston Churchill was the supreme prevaricator when it came to giving up power.
Maggie’s Lucky Strike
David Metz recalls the dark days of the miners’ strike and considers how close the Tory government came to defeat.
The Fall of the Mighty
Douglas Johnson compares and contrasts the downfalls of Neville Chamberlain and Margaret Thatcher.
Pierre Poujade and Margaret Thatcher
Richard Vinen compares and contrasts the corner shop visions of British Thatcherism and French Poujadism.