Earl A. Reitan examines the polices adopted by three revolutionary Prime Ministers, and insightfully illuminates the broader implications of the leaders' profound influence on British politics and society. Written clearly and concisely, The Thatcher Revolution is essential readi…
This work examines the policies adopted by three British Prime Ministers, exploring the broader implications of their influence on British politics and society. Reitan pays particular attention to the rise of Blair's 'New Labour', as well as the extent to which objectives of the…
This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs encompasses the whole of her time as Prime Minister - the formation of her goals in the early 1980s, the Falklands, the General Election victories of 1983 and 1987 and, eventually, the circumstances of her fall from political powe…
"The appearance of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs has been one of the most eagerly awaited publishing events in many years. As this book now shows, rarely has such a sense of anticipation been so amply justified." "The Downing Street Years is, first and foremost, a brilliant first-…
From Thatcher's 'no surrender' attitude to the Republican hunger strikes to her nurturing role in the early stages of the Northern Ireland peace process, Kelly traces the evolutionary and sometimes contradictory nature of Thatcher's approach to Northern Ireland. Making use of pr…
Part I. Official Leaders of the Opposition, 1975-1979 -- Thatcher and the Conservative Party's Northern Ireland Policy, 1975-1979 -- Airey Neave and the Conservative Party's Northern Ireland Policy, 1975-1979 -- Part II. First-Term in Office, 1979-1983 -- Thatcher and the Evolut…