Tito: Britain’s Man in Belgrade
During the Cold War successive British governments did all they could to maintain a friendship with Tito’s Yugoslavia. Why was the communist strongman so important to Westminster?
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher’s Wordsmiths
Margaret Thatcher struggled to write her own speeches. Who put the words in her mouth?
How Does History Judge Prime Ministers?
Political reputations are forged by actions, but the long view of history can be hard to predict.
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
November 2024 marked 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?
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.
How Thatcher Broke 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.