Sir Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's press secretary, dies aged 90 Sir Bernard served as Mrs Thatcher's chief press secretary from 1979 to 1990, and was knighted in her resignation honour Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023
Please stop blaming baby boomers for the woes of today’s younger generations Letters: Responses to Polly Toynbee’s piece on intergenerational inequality from Nick Moss, Marilyn Sandy, Peter Riddle and Tom Cannon The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023
‘I’m a nepo baby’: Jon Snow on class, sanity and Margaret Thatcher Two years ago, Snow left Channel 4 News, after anchoring the show for more than three decades. Now he has written a memoir. He discusses boarding school misery, family connections and why Boris Johnson is a chancer The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023
Tory MPs don’t take buses – they just destroy them for the rest of us When I was a kid in the 1980s, you could casually lose 40 minutes waiting for a bus. Now, after 13 years of Conservative rule, public transport is on its knees again The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023
Scotland has lost one of its icons following Nicola Sturgeon's resignation Annie Brown says on the global stage Sturgeon represented the possibilities beyond a world contaminated by the sexist strongmen of populism. Daily Record · Feb 15, 2023
Nicola Sturgeon, the independence champion doomed to fall short of her dream The first minister has dominated politics in Scotland for most of the past decade – but she has paid a price The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
The rise and resignation of SNP superstar Nicola Sturgeon — from Ayrshire to the apex of power As she resigns after eight years in the top job, Robbie Smith looks back on a remarkable career — and asks what’s next for the SNP’s ‘nippy sweetie’? Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023
Holi, Thatcher and ‘insult to Gandhi’: Gaurav Bhatia’s tirade against the BBC As a war of words ensued between the BJP and opposition over the income tax raids on BBC, allegations flew thick and fast. The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of going after the BBC when the opposition was demanding a JPC probe into the Adani row, while the BJP… Newslaundry · Feb 14, 2023
Photos Show the Transformation of Great Britain A new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art displays how the U.K. changed in the 1970s and '80s. Reason · Feb 11, 2023
Mrs Thatcher portrait saved from the scrapheap sells for hundreds of pounds A painting of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sold for £1,100 after being rescued from a rubbish tip. Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023
Kaye Adams says she's 'less a prisoner of my insecurities' as she gets first tattoo at 60 Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams has opened up on why she decided to get a tattoo dedicated to her mum after turning 60, and how she had a 'wobble' the night before getting the ink Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023
Prince Andrew BBC interview to be made into Netflix film starring Gillian Anderson GILLIAN Anderson and Rufus Sewell are to star in new drama Scoop, based on the interview the Duke of York gave to BBC’s Newsnight. The National (Scotland) · Feb 7, 2023
ExxonMobil should ‘own up and pay up’ for heating planet, government’s climate adviser says Lord Deben, a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, says oil and gas giant is refusing to take ‘any responsibility’ for role it played in accelerating climate change The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
If the Tories listen to the siren voice of 49-day Liz Truss they will be sunk When a party falls to pieces, look out for the phase in which it starts to blame the world for its own flaws. In a 4,000-word essay in The Daily Telegraph that would have been funnier but no less absurd if it had been written by Lewis Carroll, the 49-day… Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023 It is hard to admit being wrong. But Brexit voters are doing so in droves Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023 Sylvia Syms: Versatile British film star who turned down Hollywood Actor who was best known for her starring role in ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ in 1958 has died at the age of 89
The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023 The BBC has a long history of failed attempts to rid it of political influence Most people probably don’t know who the BBC’s chairman is, or even that the BBC has a chairman. Yet this normally obscure figure has recently hit the headlines. Richard Sharp, BBC chairman since February 2021, is a former banker and a major donor to the Conservative party.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 Sunak thinks he is following Thatcher’s union-busting playbook. But he has fatally misread it Unlike her latest tribute act, the iron lady was an astute judge of public opinion, and an avoider of political traps, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
France 24 · Feb 1, 2023 A new winter of discontent? UK sees mass strike action amid cost-of-living crisis The United Kingdom is experiencing a wave of strikes on a scale not seen since the 1980s under then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. With double-digit inflation, the spiralling cost-of-living crisis means that those on stagnating and low salaries, especially public sector workers, are struggling to make ends meet. This Wednesday, half…
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Rishi Sunak branded 'lightweight Thatcher tribute act' by veteran trade union boss Former TUC General Secretary John Monks told the Mirror there has been a dislike of trade unions within the Tories ever since Margaret Thatcher succeeded Ted Heath in 1975
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023 Sylvia Syms obituary Actor who starred in films of the 1950s and 60s including Ice Cold in Alex and went on to a long career in supporting roles
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023 Another prime minister who just wouldn’t belt up Brief letters: Seatbelt etiquette | Serious tennis calls | Bean counting | Hospital health
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023 Michael Gove briefly meets one mayor at northern conference Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023 Gove evokes spirit of Thatcherism to help boost levelling-up agenda Mr Gove said he wanted to see devolution powers deepen and expand to other areas.
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023 Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.