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BIOGRAPHY FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL by John Preston (Viking £18.99, 352 pp) There have been many books written about Robert Maxwell, but surely none as pacy, entertaining and jaw-dropping as this one. The author of Fall, John Preston, is also a novelist: he brings those talents to bear on a person whose entire … Read more
Shaun Bailey, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, admits he is facing an uphill battle to unseat Sadiq Khan in the May election. Lockdown, he says, has made campaigning nigh on impossible and he sees himself very much as the ‘underdog’ in the election, postponed from last year. But there’s no denying that 49-year-old Bailey … Read more
Gavin Williamson must stand up to the school unions like Margaret Thatcher, say Tory MPs – as Education Secretary is under fire for being ‘too weak’ to resist them Backbenchers rounded on National Education Union in a call with Mr Williamson Two senior Tories said Gavin Williamson is ‘too weak’ to stand up to the … Read more
A Tory run council has been told to review their decision to underwrite a £100,000 ‘party’ to unveil a controversial statue of Margaret Thatcher in her hometown. For over a decade the normally sedate Lincolnshire town of Grantham has witnessed a bitter row over how to remember their most famous daughter. Two years ago South … Read more
A friend who campaigned for Brexit sent me a message which said: this year Christmas dinner was not only a celebration of Christmas, but a celebration without Brussels. It is the season to celebrate and it is terrific that Boris has achieved a deal. New Year’s Eve was turned from a wake to a joyful … Read more
She made her name as a society beauty in Upstairs Downstairs more than 45 years ago. Lesley-Anne Down then starred in US soap Dallas as a glamorous publicist. So she never dreamed she would play such a formidable figure as Margaret Thatcher. In fact, when approached about the role as the Iron Lady, the 66-year-old … Read more
Margaret Thatcher branded the European Commission an undemocratic ‘politburo’ and regarded proposals for a single currency as the result of ‘a rush of blood to the head’, archives show Files revealed former Prime Minister criticised the single currency proposal Criticised European Commission president Jacques Delors’s for EU integration She likened giving away powers of taxation to gifting … Read more
‘Just trying it out’: The Crown’s Gillian Anderson lounges in a THRONE as she rocks full Margaret Thatcher costume in new behind-the-scenes snap By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 21:56 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 16 December 2020 She impressed viewers with her very impressive portrayal of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in … Read more
Will locals back statue for Margaret Thatcher? Referendum could be held to decide whether to erect monument to the Iron Lady in her home town Former mayor of Grantham Ian Selby proposed a poll to decide on 10ft statue £300,000 plinth in Grantham was funded by Public Memorials Appeal charity South Kesteven District Council has put … Read more
She’s won high praise for a pitch-perfect portrayal of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in series four of The Crown, even as the show continues to divide viewers. But Gillian Anderson is worlds away the coiffed bouffant and conservative blue suits that characterized the United Kingdom’s most divisive political leader in a glamorous new shoot … Read more