The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

Huge rally to mark 40th anniversary of ban on unions at GCHQ

The GCHQ dispute has a special place in labour movement history, says the TUC.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2024

Argentinians stage nationwide strike against Javier Milei’s far-right agenda

Tens of thousands of marchers take to streets as schools and businesses close in protest at president’s extreme legislation

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2024

Leonard Johnson obituary

Other lives: Brent youth leader and driving force behind Bridge Park, one of the largest black community projects in Europe

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024

Here’s a tip for Europe’s crisis-beset leaders: ask ‘What would Jacques Delors do?’

Faced with war and the threat of Trump, Ursula von der Leyen and others should study the legacy of modern Europe’s architect, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Thatcher aprons and Starmer flip-flops: Why is political merch so embarrassing?

It’s not just the election we ought to be afraid of this year… but all the merchandise that’ll come alongside it. Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, can we at least all agree that the tat endorsed by our leaders is confusing, painful and almost pathologically uncool, asks Roisin…

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024

After 14 years of Tory misrule, voters will crave a fresh start. That may be a blessing for Starmer – or a curse

British politics has been drained of all credibility. The Labour leader could turn low expectations to his advantage – for a time, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Rishi Sunak's reputation for being tetchy has been seen in previous prime ministers – and it doesn't end well

There are few more high-profile and pressurised jobs than leading a country. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the pressure appears to be getting to British prime minister Rishi Sunak.

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024

Brexit’s pint-sized ‘benefits’ are a measure of its failure

Wine in imperial measures, we are told, is ‘what leaving was all about’, while the UK struggles outside the single market

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024

Spycatcher scandal: newly released documents from the Thatcher era reveal the changing nature of government secrecy

I grew up in Tasmania in the 1980s. The capital city, Hobart, had a bit of a “living at the edge of the world” feeling in those days. It seemed about as far away from anywhere as you could get. So, I remember the thrill when the first hints of…

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

Man and woman charged over 'arson attack' at London MP Mike Freer's North Finchley office

Paul Harwood, 42, and Zara Kasory, 32, were also charged in relation to a blaze at a restaurant

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2024