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They wrote off Margaret Thatcher in 1981 when the SDP – like Reform today – was ascendant. They were wrong about her; they could also be about Starmer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Margaret Thatcher admirer beat her more moderate rival to become leader of Liberal Democratic party

Conservative MP and minister who crossed to the Labour benches and served in the government of Tony Blair

PBS's ‘Masterpiece’ series, The Gold centers on the 1983 Brinks-Mat heist

For once, Starmer’s premiership seems energised – the task will be building this into a campaign for next year’s crucial local elections, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it

The era when a barnstorming address would turn political fortunes is gone. The PM is out of step with modern digital politics and needs to catch up, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

While Javier Milei’s shock therapy to tame inflation has won support from Washington and the IMF, ordinary Argentinians seem less impressed

To appreciate the greatness of Margaret Thatcher — as this excellent biography makes possible — you must go back to Grantham where she lived over her parents’ grocery shop. There was no hereditary money, so she had to work hard, occasionally serving at the counter. She experienced frugality and, after…

Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal would acrimoniously split shortly after the release of their most musically inventive record

INTERVIEW: As he publishes his 30th novel, the former deputy chair of the Conservative Party is showing no signs of slowing down. In his riverside penthouse in London, he talks to Chris Harvey about the rise of Reform, Peter Mandelson’s sacking over his friendship with Epstein, and his big life…