Thatcher Sowed Seeds of Conservatism’s Crisis: Adrian Wooldridge

Oct. 10, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC

Three of Margaret Thatcher’s dresses encased in glass boxes and a stall that invited attendees at last week’s Conservative Party Conference to “ask the Iron Lady” to opine on contemporary politics. A “Thatcher fest” in her hometown of Grantham that features the “smash hit” play Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho. A grand dinner at London’s Guildhall hosted by, among others, Mark Thatcher and Joan Collins: “In a world craving true leadership, relive the legacy of the Iron Lady…” The British are truly doing an impressive job of honoring Thatcher’s posthumous 100th birthday, which falls on October 15. ...

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