Thatcher and Sons: A Revolution in Three ActsThe history of Britain in the past thirty years, under both Conservative and Labour governments, has been dominated above all by one figure - Margaret Thatcher. Respected and disliked in equal measure, she transformed, Jenkins argues, not just her country but the nature of democratic leadership. Her legacy has continued down to the present - not just John Major but Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, much as they might deny it, are her heirs and acolytes.Thatcher & Sons is a brilliant new interpretation of history we have lived through. |
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Climbing the Ladder | 15 |
The Sorry Seventies | 29 |
A Constitutional Coup | 39 |
Copyright | |
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