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Margaret Thatcher’s march into history books started 50 years ago when she became leader of the Conservative Party
Skilfully organised by Airey Neave, Mrs Thatcher’s astute campaign manager, the peasants revolted and deposed Heath. To the astonishment of the media, in the first ballot on February 4 Mrs ...
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Salman Rushdie reveals Margaret Thatcher inspired decision to not name knifeman in memoir
Sir Salman Rushdie has made the surprising revelation that it was Margaret Thatcher who inspired his ... in London on Sunday as he promoted his book Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder ...
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Censorship in Thatcher’s Britain
BC Irish Studies faculty member Rob Savage's latest book examines the tension between the BBC and ... Robert Savage, author of 'Northern Ireland, the BBC and Censorship in Thatcher’s Britain' One of ...
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D.G. Hessayon, Author of Blockbuster Garden Guides, Dies at 96
Margaret Thatcher was a fan. Beginning with “Be Your Own Gardening Expert” (1959), Dr. Hessayon (pronounced HESS-a-yon) published about 60 books, not including revised editions. They marched ...