Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
November 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the first passenger trains between London and Paris. What does the history of the Channel Tunnel tell us about Britain’s relationship with its neighbours?
Margaret Thatcher
Backbone of the Nation by Robert Gildea review
Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike of 1984-85 by Robert Gildea is shaped more by heartbreak than heroism.
Thatcher Breaks Consensus
Assessing Margaret Thatcher’s premiership: a radical decade and a divisive legacy.
Burying Our Complex Past
When major political figures die, history is put on hold and the simplicities of myth take over, argues Tim Stanley.
Margaret Thatcher's Career in Perspective
Roland Quinault offers an appraisal of the Iron Lady's legacy.
Prime Ministerial Firsts
Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female Prime Minister on May 4th, 1979. Some other firsts claimed by those occupying the country's highest office.
Margaret Thatcher's Rise to Power
Robert Pearce considers why Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979.
The Long Goodbye
Forget Tony Blair or Margaret Thatcher, says Klaus Larres; Winston Churchill was the supreme prevaricator when it came to giving up power.
How the Miners’ Strike Was Lost
Was Margaret Thatcher’s government close to defeat during the dark days of the miners’ strike of 1984-85?
The Fall of the Mighty
Douglas Johnson compares and contrasts the downfalls of Neville Chamberlain and Margaret Thatcher.