Baroness Thatcher

Republican Senator Accuses Democrats Of 'Airbrushing' Thatcher's Legacy

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Politics

Attacking socialist "drones", Mitch McConnell, the most powerful Republican in the US Senate, has accused Democrats of trying to "airbrush" Margaret T...

Controversial Thatcher Exhibition Opens On Day Of Funeral

The Huffington Post UK | Matthew Tucker | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

An art gallery in London has channelled the divided views over Margaret Thatcher by opening an exhibition on the day of her funeral. Thatcheristic,...

The Iron Lady Vanishes.....

David Trumble | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Politics
David Trumble

2013-04-18-ThatcherI saw not the frail, fallible woman, but the indelible, subjectively interpreted icon that cannot be so easily extricated from the world. The symbol cannot be destroyed.

Lucy Sherriff

'A Bit Disappointed'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 19.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Margaret Thatcher was a figure who divided a generation, but, as thousands flocked to St Paul's for the former prime minister's funeral, what did she ...

What We Can Learn From Thatcher's Radio and TV Interviews

Roz Morris | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Politics
Roz Morris

Mrs Thatcher won three elections in a row - so despite those who always criticised her - she definitely got through to large sections of the British public. And we can all learn some very useful lessons from her commitment to handling media interviews professionally - whatever our political views.

LOOK: Mining Town Makes Thatcher Feelings Clear

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

When Margaret Thatcher won the 1979 election she quoted St Francis of Assisi on the steps of Number 10: "Where there is discord, may we bring harmo...

Granddaughter Gives Composed First Reading

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

Amanda Thatcher, the granddaughter of the late Prime Minister - who was once described as one of her "greatest delights" - gave a composed and clear f...

Boos & Chants Of 'Scum' As Margaret Thatcher's Funeral Procession Passes Through Ludgate Circus

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

Protesters booed, chanted “scum” and “what a waste of money” as Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession passed through London’s Ludgate Cir...

Thatcher Funeral Protesters Hang Effigy Of Former PM

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

As Margaret Thatcher's coffin lay in St Paul's Cathedral, the former Prime Minster continued to prove as divisive in death as in life, with many unabl...

LOOK: Bearded Thatcher Fan Gets Thatcher Inking Ahead Of Funeral

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

He may not look like your bog standard Thatcher supporter, but then as David Cameron rather cloyingly suggested on Wednesday morning perhaps "we are a...

Thatcher Funeral Cost 'Much Less Than £10m', Claims Francis Maude

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Politics

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has defended the spending on Baroness Thatcher's funeral, saying it will cost "much, much less" than a reported ...

Lord Mandelson Says Thatcher Told Him 'The Irish Are All Liars'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Politics

Margaret Thatcher warned Lord Mandelson not to trust the Irish as they are "all liars", the former Labour Northern Ireland secretary has claimed. M...

Margaret Thatcher's Funeral Takes Place At St Paul's Cathedral

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

Margaret Thatcher's funeral service has finished at St Paul's Cathedral after a procession through the streets of London. The Bishop of London, the...

'We Are All Thatcherites Now'

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Politics

David Cameron has defended the cost and profile of Margaret Thatcher's funeral as "fitting and right", amid criticisms that he is exploiting the funer...

Glasgow Prepares To Rally Against 'Despair And Poverty' Under Thatcher

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

A rally to remember the "industries and communities who suffered" under Baroness Thatcher will take place within hours of the former prime minister's ...

Spectators Sleep On The Streets Ahead Of Thatcher's Funeral

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK

The first spectators around Downing Street for the funeral of Baroness Thatcher dragged themselves from their beds at the crack of dawn, while others ...

Security Stepped Up For Thatcher Funeral And London Marathon

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK

Britain's most senior police officer said security around Baroness Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon will be stepped up in the next few days ...

The Final Bow

PA | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK

Baroness Thatcher's coffin was taken to Westminster on Tuesday as the former prime minister paid her final visit to Parliament. Draped in a Union f...

Margaret Thatcher and the Misogynistic Protest

Claudia White | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Claudia White

I am deeply disturbed by the volume of misogynistic vitriol being spouted by certain members of the British public in the wake of Margaret Thatcher's death. What disturbs me the most is not that people are aggressively disagreeing with her politics, but that people are genuinely rejoicing at the death of another person - a mother and a grandmother.

Argentina's Ambassador To Miss Falklands-Themed Thatcher Funeral

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Politics

Alicia Castro, the Argentine ambassador to London, has decided to turn down an invitation to Margaret Thatcher's funeral, which will have a strong Fal...

Dick Cheney And Henry Kissinger To Join Other US Republicans At Margaret Thatcher's Funeral

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Politics

Former US vice president Dick Cheney and former American secretary of state Henry Kissinger are expected to attend Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wedn...

Ned Simons

Big Ben To Fall Silent For Margaret Thatcher's Funeral, John Bercow Announces

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics

Updated: 18:34 - poll results and Thatcher relatives comments added Big Ben will fall silent for the duration of Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wed...

Ned Simons

Downing Street Defends Thatcher Funeral Expense, 'Pretty Extraordinary' Not To Hold Ceremony

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics

Downing Street has said it would "pretty extraordinary" if Margaret Thatcher was not given the expensive and large ceremonial funeral at St Paul's Cat...

Day Thatcher Warmed to the Left

Daniel Wood | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics
Daniel Wood

Meeting Margaret Thatcher was one of the most bizarre and most memorable experiences of my life. That is because the Thatcher I met was not the Thatcher I had expected to meet.

Ed Miliband 'Similar' To Margaret Thatcher, Says Tory MP

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics

Ed Miliband has a lot in common with Margaret Thatcher, according to one of the former prime minister's friends. It may not be a comparison the Lab...