Margaret Thatcher

Hillary and Miliband: a very special relationship

When Hillary Clinton called David Miliband ‘vibrant' and 'vital’, eyebrows were raised - but why? Men hire, date and marry younger women all the time, says Kathy Lette US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) and...

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Mann silenced - Du Toit

Julian Rademeyer Johannesburg - The real story of the role played by Sir Mark Thatcher and the secretive financiers who backed the failed Equatorial Guinea coup plot will probably never be known, former mercenary Niek du Toit...

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Review: Just Watch Me, by John English

John English's rich biography Just Watch Me will more than satisfy the casual reader wondering why Ottawa was so important in the Trudeau years and what he was like, as well as the student looking for a comprehensive account of...

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'2009 first year of global governance'

See 1st president of EU announce the official goal WorldNetDaily November 21, 2009 In accepting his appointment as the first president of the European Union, Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy announced that "global...

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Backlash (Nov 18) :: Guardian.co.uk -- Andrew Brown

Ten days after the publication of the details of the pope's offer to disaffected Anglicans, and it's clear that one effect of his attempt at unity has been increase unhappiness and disunity almost everywhere. What they want,...

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Why it's very likely the next parliament will be doubly hung

With today's poll suggesting a shrinking Tory lead, David Cameron could find himself governing with a tiny majority or none at all A spectre is stalking the corridors of Westminster, the spectre of a hung parliament. The...

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My Week: Michael Grade

The outgoing ITV supremo reflects on the appointment of a new chairman, bemoans the 'brand void' on British television and looks forward to switching off his BlackBerry I knew it was going to be a good week when it started with...

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1990: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation after 11 years as premier.

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female prime minister and served three consecutive terms in office. She is one of the dominant political figures of 20th century Britain, and Thatcherism continues to have a huge influence....

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St Winifred's choir reunites for charity version of 'There's Noone Quite Like Grandma'

The saccharine sound of There's No-one Quite Like Grandma will return after nearly three decades with the release of a new version of the novelty Christmas track. 29 years on, 14 of the original St Winifred's School Choir and...

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Feed the world? Band Aid 25 years on

It's Christmas time (nearly) and quite soon it will be impossible to switch on the radio without being bombarded by the preachy strains of a slightly shambolic Christmas song recorded 25 years ago in an effort to feed the world.

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