The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

What are the Boris Files and what do they reveal about former PM’s conduct?

Leaked material from Johnson’s private office raises serious questions relating to his time in No 10 and since he resigned

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025

Voices: Is Shabana Mahmood the ‘Maggie Thatcher of the left’?

COMMENT: If the new home secretary can succeed in closing migrant hotels and stopping the boats, she will single-handedly revive Labour’s fortunes – and she might also cement herself as Keir Starmer’s successor, says Simon Walters

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Between the Waves by Tom McTague review – the long view on Brexit

An ambitious history of Britain’s volatile relationship with Europe, culminating in the 2016 referendum

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025

Windfall tax on banks could raise £8bn a year, Rachel Reeves told as she seeks to plug Budget black hole

This money is then partly being funnelled to bank shareholders due to a ‘flawed’ policy design, a new report says

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Windfall tax on banks could recoup QE losses and raise £8bn a year, IPPR says

Hiking a levy on the profits of major firms could raise up to £8 billion a year for public services, the IPPR said.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Treasury should tax big banks on quantitative easing windfalls, argues thinktank

IPPR says Rachel Reeves should also urge Bank to halt bond sales to reduce government losses of £22bn a year

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Anarchy in the UK – courtesy of Thatcher

Brief letters: Money for punks | Dinner with Ed Davey | Hooray for Taytay | Publicity overkill | Palatine party

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Wednesday briefing: Is Rachel Reeves about to overhaul the dreaded council tax?

In today’s newsletter: ​The local tax remains based on property values from 1991. Now, with services stretched, ministers face the near-impossible task of rewriting the rules

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics?

Failed Thatcherite policy monetised complex housing needs. No wonder those who benefit are loth to change it, says Peter Apps, a contributing editor at Inside Housing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Thatcher’s right to buy policy is celebrated but here’s the cost: losses to us all of £194bn and a fractured society

A new report details the damage. This was an ideological ploy from which we have yet to recover, says LSE’s David Madden

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025