Brian and Maggie: Harriet Walter 'captures the essence' of Margaret Thatcher
The interview is the subject of this two-part Channel 4 drama by James Graham, and starring Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan.
The Daily Telegraph9d
Margaret Thatcher’s years in power to be made into opera
Dominic Sandbrook, the prominent historian, turns his hand to the stage as librettist for ‘Mrs T’ Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera. The Iron Lady’s 11 ...
MP calls for train named after Margaret Thatcher
He told Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander that naming the train after Thatcher would highlight how the cost of rail ...
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Kemi Badenoch can’t be Margaret Thatcher - but she can learn from the Iron Lady's opposition battles
This week Kemi Badenoch celebrated 100 days as the tenth person to hold that position since Margaret Thatcher. We live in different times but there are a remarkable number of challenges that they both ...
The Daily Telegraph3d
Fifty years ago today, Mrs Thatcher became Tory leader. Here’s how her legacy has been ripped up
From tax policy to labour relations and home ownership, nigh on every reform has been dismantled by either the Left or the so-called Right Daily we lament the poor governance of our country and ...
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The art of power...Margaret Thatcher's favourite painting of herself is sold for £42,000
A portrait of Margaret Thatcher by the Scottish artist Anne Mackintosh has sold for £42,000 at auction. The oil canvas from the late Prime Minister’s personal collection was her favourite ...
New Statesman11d
Beg borrow or steel
How do you solve a problem like Margaret Thatcher? Tom Gatti is joined by TV producer and editor Rob Burley, and the New Statesman’s TV critic Rachel Cooke. In 1989, following the shock resignation of ...
BBC9d
How Margaret Thatcher's life story became an opera
Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister might not seem like the most obvious inspiration for an opera, but for some she is a diva. The Rest is History podcast co-host and historian Dominic ...
Daily Express2d
BBC bias row erupts after Woman’s Hour Thatcher snub sparks fury
The BBC found itself at the centre of an impartiality debate after Woman’s Hour failed to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher becoming the leader of the Conservative Party.
Daily Express10d
Margaret Thatcher auction proves she had 'sense of humour'
A sale of items belonging to Margaret Thatcher reveals her sense of humour, the auctioneer has said. The former Conservative prime minister collected satirical cartoons by newspaper artists about ...
Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher
Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh has called on the Government to name a train after former prime minister Margaret ...
Classic FM8d
First ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time as prime minister hits the stage
This will be his first foray into the world of opera and the combination of the complex politics of Thatcher’s inner circle and Sandbrook’s expertise will likely make a fascinating and entertaining ...