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The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

The lady’s not for returning – but where has No 10’s Thatcher portrait gone?

Painting that hung in former PM’s study since 2009 no longer there – but aides are tightlipped as to whereabouts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

OPINION - The Thatcher portrait row is the silly season story we all deserve

It is the nutrition-free, Friday-afternoon-in-peak-silly-season news story we deserve. A portrait of Margaret Thatcher will remain on display in 10 Downing Street, despite reports that Keir Starmer had asked for it to be moved because he found it "unsettling".

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2024

Keir Starmer 'orders portrait of Margaret Thatcher removed from No 10'

THE Scottish Conservatives have reacted with anger after Keir Starmer reportedly ordered a portrait of Margaret Thatcher removed from Downing Street…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2024

Happy and glorious - or a little bit bland? Craig Brown tells all about the Queen, but she remains an enigma.

Was the late Queen troubled about the future of the monarchy? This gossipy, lively biography suggests she was.

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2024

OPINION - From Meghan's curtsey to the Queen's odd habits: 21 things we learnt from Craig Brown's new royal book

A new biography sees the royal writer turn his attention to the late Queen Elizabeth II. From washing up gloves to old-school selfies, Harriet Addison rounds up the most surprising revelations

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2024

A Voyage around the Queen by Craig Brown review: a fun, fizzy collection of recollections

Tales about Elton John and Marilyn Monroe. Anecdotes about lipstick and curtseys. Gossip about Princess Anne. Brown’s new book about the late Queen Elizabeth is a portrait of a very odd life, says Harriet Addison

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2024

OPINION - Kamala Harris shows her Mrs Thatcher side for the tough fight ahead

Kamala was presenting herself as the new Iron Lady. An American Margaret Thatcher, no less.

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2024

The science of sleep with Professor Russel Foster ...Brave New World podcast

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Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Austerity is still austerity, even under a Labour government

The chancellor should be flushed with victory. Instead, she is adhering to an opposition dogma that undermines her own objectives

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024