British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)
Lazy and fraudulent: we saw the true Johnson at the Covid inquiry – and why his like must never have power again
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/06/boris-johnson-covid-inquiry-britain-leader
Quick Glance: Legacy of Boris Johnson: Impact of Covid Inquiry
- After this week’s Covid inquiry, all doubts about Boris Johnson’s political career are put to rest.
- Hugo Keith KC, counsel to the Covid inquiry, meticulously revealed the former British prime minister's numerous failures.
- During the pandemic, Johnson's negligence, laziness, and systematic deceit, coupled with his repeated boasting of fictitious achievements, are exposed.
- It is inevitable that Johnson will face being shunned after the Covid inquiry.
Thatcher statue to be unveiled despite 'egg-throwing' threats: A statue of the former British Prime Minister in her home town of Grantham was delayed due to ...
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher-statue-unveiled-despite-26968306
Thatcher statue egged even before it is unveiled
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/thatcher-statue-egged-even-it-unveiled
Quick Glance: Protesters egged the Thatcher statue within hours of its installation.
- He stated, "This memorial statue of the late Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven will be a fitting tribute to a truly unique political figure."
- A view of the newly placed Margaret Thatcher statue
- Grantham Community Heritage Association (GCHA), an educational foundation that operates Grantham Museum, raised funds for a permanent memorial to Baroness Thatcher for many years.
- It is acknowledged that Grantham has a wide range of opinions on Margaret Thatcher's legacy, as evidenced by an exhibition inside the museum."
UK could see another lockdown as Covid cases remain near record highs: The UK could see the return of lockdowns as infection rates remain at or near record highs ...
metro.co.uk/2022/04/08/uk-could-see-another-lockdown-as-covid-cases-remain-near-record-highs-16432074/
Like every Tory attack before, the cost-of-living crisis is intentional: It was no accident when Thatcher gutted our national industries and powerful unions ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/every-tory-attack-cost-living-crisis-intentional
Interest Rate Hikes Are Class War: Today's right-wingers are hoping to solve the inflation crisis like they did in the 1970s: through hiking interest rates and ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2022/02/interest-rates-inflation-workers-thatcher
The party’s not over for Boris Johnson. Yet.: ‘He’s got 148 stab wounds in him. A few honorable ones in the front, and an awful lot more in the back.’
politico.eu/article/the-party-isnt-over-for-boris-johnson-yet/
Nicky Clarke: Mayfair celebrity hairstylist forced to close salon after Covid: A haircut at the top salon would cost £650, with his business empire being worth ...
standard.co.uk/news/london/nicky-clarke-mayfair-salon-princess-diana-b996611.html
A new statue of Margaret Thatcher has been egged less than two hours after it was installed.
A protester threw eggs from behind a temporary fence ... Show more
The prospect of Johnson’s downfall is joyful. The threat of what may follow is not
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/16/boris-johnson-downfall-prime-minister-successor-thatcherism-tory
Is society coming apart?: The long read presents Reconstruction after Covid: Despite Thatcher and Reagan’s best efforts, there is and has always been such a ...
theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/25/society-thatcher-reagan-covid-pandemic
A statue of Margaret Thatcher was egged less than two hours after it was installed in her home town.
A protester threw eggs from behind a temporary ... Show more
The sorry tale of Margaret Thatcher’s statue: Iconoclasm makes it hard to put up new images
economist.com/britain/2022/01/08/the-sorry-tale-of-margaret-thatchers-statue
NY confronts limits of soaking the rich as budget woes mount: New York’s progressive Democrats are taking an uncharacteristic approach to addressing the city and ...
axios.com/2022/12/16/ny-budget-wealthy-risks
'The socialist experiment saved by Margaret Thatcher' – Kevin Mckenna on inspirational story of Open University
heraldscotland.com/opinion/23102261.the-socialist-experiment-saved-margaret-thatcher---kevin-mckenna-inspirational-story-open-university/
Margaret Thatcher's dream of a home-owning nation has died and may take Boris Johnson's Tories with it – Joyce McMillan
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/margaret-thatchers-dream-of-a-home-owning-nation-has-died-and-may-take-boris-johnsons-tories-with-it-joyce-mcmillan-3480468
The world is entering a new era of big government: How should classical liberals respond?
economist.com/leaders/2021/11/20/the-world-is-entering-a-new-era-of-big-government
Boris Johnson pictured 'hosting No10 Christmas quiz' while 'breaking Covid laws': The quiz was held on December 15 – three days before the notorious Christmas ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/boris-johnson-pictured-hosting-no10-25675863
Gordon Brown: Boris Johnson’s mistakes could still catch up with him: Exclusive: ex-PM cites example of Margaret Thatcher whose political demise came soon after ...
theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/04/gordon-brown-boris-johnson-mistakes-catch-up-with-him
The NHS Is Failing Because it’s Not Public Enough: Right-wingers use today's NHS shortcomings to argue that a public health system doesn't work – but its ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2021/11/nye-bevan-nhs-neoliberalism-history-privatisation-healthcare-margaret-thatcher-tony-blair
Don’t be fooled – the UK economy is not having a rerun of the 1970s | Larry Elliott
theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/25/uk-brexit-covid-economy-is-not-having-a-rerun-of-the-1970s
Hugh Bonneville: ‘Thatcher would have led from the front on Covid’: The star of ‘Paddington’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ has a new job as a volunteer vaccinator – but ...
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/hugh-bonneville-interview-to-olivia-b1801500.html
Move over, markets. Big government is back.: Big government has been out of fashion for 40 years. Now the authorities everywhere are using state spending to ...
csmonitor.com/World/2021/0408/Move-over-markets.-Big-government-is-back
This Brexit disaster has been brewing in the Conservative party for 30 years | John Harris
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/13/brexit-disaster-conservative-party-margaret-thatcher-tory-right
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL: Downing Street Christmas Party row puts democracy in peril: The Downing Street Christmas party row is about truth and trust in government ...
thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/2806482/boris-johnson-christmas-party-alastair-campbell/
The sorry tale of Margaret Thatcher’s statue: Iconoclasm makes it hard to put up new images
economist.com/britain/2022/01/08/the-sorry-tale-of-margaret-thatchers-statue
Freedom Day will make or break Boris Johnson: This week’s “Freedom Day” was Boris Johnson’s Falklands. I say that fully aware of all the ways it wasn’t ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/freedom-day-will-make-or-break-boris-johnson-85lbhsgm2
Lessons in losing, from Cleopatra to Thatcher: A short history of defeat
economist.com/1843/2020/11/09/lessons-in-losing-from-cleopatra-to-thatcher
Critics cannot say Bermuda is facing different challenges from other countries http://ow.ly/cKt7103jxbo
Swapping Westminster for classroom: MP visits West Norfolk school: The Foreign Secretary took up a student invitation to drop in on Marshland High and discussed ...
lynnnews.co.uk/news/swapping-westminster-for-classroom-mp-visits-west-norfolk-s-9230390/
Plymouth public still support 'stud muffin' Boris Johnson: PlymouthLive asked its readers if they still supported Boris Johnson and the response was mixed to say ...
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-public-still-support-stud-6338578
Josh Frydenberg ‘favourably disposed’ to extending coronavirus payment for jobseekers
theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/26/josh-frydenberg-favourably-disposed-to-extending-coronavirus-payment-for-jobseekers
James Moore: The sulking over face masks is just like the seatbelt campaign of the 70s – the trolls will see sense eventually
independent.co.uk/voices/face-masks-compulsory-shops-seatbelt-campaign-1970s-a9622046.html
Tories are thinking about life after Boris Johnson: The sheer amount of paperwork is one of the defining aspects of the British premiership ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-are-thinking-about-life-after-boris-johnson-76vrn98gj
BBC host Bobby Friction told off for anti-Tory tweet: A BBC DJ was warned by bosses last night after describing the Conservative government as a “festival of ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-host-bobby-friction-told-off-for-anti-tory-tweet-dzxsrn0dj
Lessons in losing, from Cleopatra to Thatcher: A short history of defeat
economist.com/1843/2020/11/09/lessons-in-losing-from-cleopatra-to-thatcher
Tory ministers from 1980s fear return to mass unemployment: Lords King and Fowler say local and national leaders must learn from policies of Thatcher era
theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/07/tory-ministers-from-1980s-fear-return-to-mass-unemployment
With Boris Johnson into the corona chaos: The British Prime Minister is unsettling the British with arbitrary changes of course in the fight against the corona ...
faz.net/1.6925443
The Crown season 4 has the Queen realize she might be a bad mother: The Crown makes the case that the Queen and Margaret Thatcher can’t have it all ...
vox.com/21564110/the-crown-season-4-episode-4-review-recap
Covid class divide threatens Johnson’s hopes: Have you passed the Balmoral test? Would you know what plus-fours are, how to blend in on a hill during a stag hunt ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-class-divide-threatens-johnson-s-hopes-rtbp5cft8
There is such a thing as society, says Boris Johnson from bunker: Self-isolated PM uses video message to self-consciously contradict Thatcher mantra
theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/29/20000-nhs-staff-return-to-service-johnson-says-from-coronavirus-isolation
Kim Cattrall talks 'Sex and the City,' 'Filthy Rich' on Fox: "Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall makes her network TV debut in Fox's "Filthy Rich" as the ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-09-21/kim-cattrall-filthy-rich-fox-sex-and-the-city
We don't need a Churchill, Thatcher or Blair. We need a leader for this crisis, now | Martin Kettle
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/08/churchill-thatcher-blair-leader-coronavirus-pandemic
Would floating detention centres for asylum seekers work?: Holding asylum seekers on floating detention centres is nothing new.In 1987, Margaret Thatcher’s ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/would-floating-detention-centres-for-asylum-seekers-work-bkldrv2zn
Farrukh Dhondy | Signs of hope in UK’s Batley, as teacher triggers extremist calls
deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/030421/farrukh-dhondy-signs-of-hope-in-uks-batley-as-teacher-triggers-e.html
Johnson seems unable to unify us. Who will speak for the country? | John Harris: There is a collective spirit woven through this crisis. Sooner or later ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/05/boris-johnson-failed-unifying-leader-keir-starmer-coronavirus-crisis
Fintan O’Toole: Coronavirus has made all familiar things strange: It should not take something as terrible as this to awake us to life’s inherent fragility
irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-coronavirus-has-made-all-familiar-things-strange-1.4205129
No, Covid-19 hasn’t made Britain socialist: When a Conservative prime minister trolls Margaret Thatcher and the (departing) socialist leader of the Labour Party ...
thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/no-covid-19-hasnt-made-britain-socialist-83xv6tmrp
Fintan O’Toole: Coronavirus has made all familiar things strange: It should not take something as terrible as this to awake us to life’s inherent fragility
irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-coronavirus-has-made-all-familiar-things-strange-1.4205129
Yanis Varoufakis: A lost decade, foretold: Many on the left still cling to the hope that the Covid-19 crisis will translate into the use of state power on behalf ...
irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/analysis/yanis-varoufakis-a-lost-decade-foretold-1002304.html
"They kill 'one country, two systems'": The security law for Hong Kong is only a step for Beijing, according to Martin Lee. One of the founders of the democracy ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/ein-land-zwei-systeme-thatcher-deng-xiaoping-und-hongkong-16788953.html
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