The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

Forty years ago, class defined us in Britain. Now it’s we who define our class

More Britons call themselves working class, but they are also increasingly liberal, a new survey reveals

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

From ISIS fighter to Japan cult: India advisory points to an old tightrope between headlines, ethics

The Indian government’s advisory asking news channels to “refrain” from giving a platform to individuals facing “charges of serious crimes, including terrorism” and those belonging to banned organisations, has reopened an old debate.

Newslaundry · Sep 22, 2023

Sunak’s bold climate plan? Wait until 2047 – then push the panic button

Close to implosion on Radio 4, the PM insists to Nick Robinson that he is not watering anything down. Even though he is

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

OPINION - ‘Red Ken’ had stark highs and lows, but this diagnosis is sad

Not many politicians got the better of Sir Tony Blair but Ken Livingstone has a claim. I remember one late summer’s day in 2005, travelling around Trafalgar Square in a car with Sir Tony, my then-boss and also the prime minister. Around us, people were clearing up after a festival…

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023

‘Wishful thinking’ for Sunak to say UK on course to meet emissions targets, says Climate Change Committee boss – as it happened

Climate Change Committee head says ‘we’ve moved backwards’ after PM defends decision to delay ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Public wants more from government now than at any point in decades, survey finds

People show no sign of wanting cuts despite the increase in taxation and spending during the pandemic.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

‘We managed to draw quite a crowd’: a brief history of protest at fashion weeks

This year activists demonstrated against the use of cashmere and leather, but fashion is fertile ground for protests, as Katharine Hamnett proved 40 years ago when she shocked Margaret Thatcher with an anti-cruise missile T-shirt

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

‘Red’ Ken Livingstone has been a divisive figure during his 40-year career

The stalwart Labour politician has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 78.

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

I've rewatched 150 episodes of Brookside – here's how the soap captured the nuances of Margaret Thatcher's Britain

If you want to understand how Margaret Thatcher shaped Britain, revisiting one particular 1980s soap opera is a great place to start. Brookside, a show set in a Liverpool cul-de-sac, ran for 21 years, airing just under 3,000 episodes between 1982 and 2003.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023