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Official spokesman and staunch loyalist of prime minister Margaret Thatcher
Budget cuts to income tax are where similarities with former PM’s policies and Reaganomics end
Moira Buffini’s strikingly current play, plus: ‘The Cherry Orchard’ gets a sci-fi makeover; Richard Eyre’s debut falls flat
Conservative leadership rivals should not indulge in the ‘pseudo-patriotic hysteria’ over takeovers
Invocation of former PM provokes complicated emotions in region that suffered pit closures but welcomed Nissan
One-off sugar hits cannot solve looming revenue challenges
Apple has its first bona fide hit in ‘Ted Lasso’ with 20 nominations
Strategy brings an end to the unregulated free-for-all that saw services disappear and prices leap
The ad-hominem political attack designed to stir up anger or fear has become commonplace
As more workers are laid-off this autumn, the grim reality of meagre support will become clear
The pound has been a ball-and-chain on successive UK governments
Selfish acts like stockpiling are outweighed by myriad kindnesses
After promising to revive ‘left behind’ areas, the prime minister is questioning the Tory party’s economic orthodoxy
The final volume of the former premier’s life story showcases the author’s skills
Thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, the power balance in the EU is being upended again
A rich account of modern Britain that begins and ends with a bang
Frontrunner in Conservative leadership race has to reckon with half a century of upsets
If treachery becomes part of the debate, there can only be total victory or total defeat
Honda’s closure of its UK plant is part of a slow-motion tragedy for the industry
Casting Gillian Anderson as the Iron Lady is a wonderfully imaginative choice
Today’s Tory Leavers misread their heroine’s intentions
‘Because he thinks outside party discipline, he arrives at unconventional conclusions’
She believed that the vision of a ‘social Europe’ was a bridge too far
Government proposals fall far short of fundamental changes pledged
Thatcher ‘somewhat disquieted’ on learning that a few troublemakers held senior roles
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