Moore's masterful and definitive biography, based on unique access to Margaret Thatcher herself, her papers, and her closest associates, tells the story of her last period in office, her combative retirement, and the controversy that surrounded her even in death.
"With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who ...
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'One of the great biographical achievements of our times' (Sunday Times), Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister reaches its climax with the story of her zenith and her fall This third ...
This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs encompasses the whole of her time as Prime Minister - the formation of her goals in the early 1980s, the Falklands, the General Election victories of 1983 and 1987 and, eventually, the ...
This second volume reflects on the early years of her life and how they influenced her political career.
168 He turned down the chance of working in the Sultan of Oman's palace office, preferring his work in the UAE.169 It is true, however, that Mark had close links to Brigadier Tim Landon,*52 the Sultan's closest confidant, who sometimes ...
Harold Macmillan was camping out in some style at Admiralty House while 10 Downing Street was undergoing extensive refurbishment. I had already developed my own strong impressions of him, not just from speeches in the House and to the ...
Nile Gardiner and Stephen Thompson outline the critical lessons conservatives can learn from Lady Thatcher on articulating conservative principles to a broader audience, cutting through bureaucratic messes to achieve goals, and standing up ...
This is the full, enthralling story.
In the same pre-Christmas period she asked Brian Griffiths,* Professor of Banking at City University, to come to see her. He was one of her academic 'voices' on economic policy, but was unprepared for the depths of her worries.