Maggie Thatcher

Thatcher Plotted Miners' Showdown

PA | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Politics

Margaret Thatcher began plotting to defeat the coal miners from the day she took office, according to her official biography. The new prime ministe...

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.

No State Funeral For Lady Thatcher

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Politics

Baroness Thatcher did not want a state funeral and thought a fly-past over the service would be a "waste of money", her friend and spokesman Lord Bell...

WATCH: Those Anti-Thatcher Songs You'd Forgotten

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK

During her time in Downing Street, some of Lady Thatcher's sternest critics were to be found not in Parliament but on the radio. She inspired outra...

Margaret Thatcher: Our Britannia, Our Chief of Men

Sorab Shroff | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Politics
Sorab Shroff

Margaret Thatcher is despised by many left-leaning Britons. However, how many of our former prime ministers are loved? We British have a need to take down uppity people. Margaret Thatcher, however, was something special.

Young Iron Ladies Make Their Mark

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Entertainment

100 young people from all over the country flocked to London on Tuesday 10th April to offer a glimpse of Britain’s political future and to show ther...

IRON LADY PREMIERE: Meryl Streep Braves London Weather

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK Entertainment

Meryl Streep has revealed that she wanted to show the "human being" behind Margaret Thatcher's fearsome reputation. The Oscar-winning actress plays...

Meryl Streep - True Blue?

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Entertainment

The Iron Lady is among us, with Meryl Streep's uncanny portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, both in her dotage and - through flashback - seen in her prime,...