So Dominic Sandbrook's multi-volume opus reaches the 1980s, and with the beginning of the Thatcher era, he enters a period where history itself becomes divisive. So many of the current crop of left-wing journalists and politicians found their voices as being more anti-Thatcher than pro anything else that Sandbrook finds himself, before the narrative even starts, having to justify his very terms of reference. How does one refer to the first female prime minister in British history? Certainly not as Margaret or Mrs T, but the usual shorthand of referring simply by surname - as with everyone from Walpole to Callaghan - is so politically charged, he feels it necessary to step away from the convention and justify his position in so doing. It is safe to say that many hardliners will bristle even at that. This all-action, high-octane thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Ryan is perfect for fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather. Guaranteed to keep you hooked and get your pulse-racing...

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So, once you come to terms with the fact that Sandbrook's style is to cover as many topics as possible, with an average of maybe one in five being actually engaging, there is little choice other than to plough on to the bitter end. Occasionally, there is the chance of stumbling across something that holds your interest. The main highlights are the authors humanising approach to Thatcher. After reading this, I don't think I'll ever see her as quite the fire-breathing old bitch that many seem to believe she was. She was more than that. A woman who made some incredibly tough decisions as PM, who seemed somewhat disengaged from the person on the street whilst also being able to express heartfelt emotion now and again. Somebody who led the country through some of it's toughest times in a generation and ultimately, someone with principles. His portrayal of Mrs Thatcher is partisan to a fault. Opposition voices are dismissed as belonging to weirdos and faint hearts.Don't take my word for it, read it and see what you think. Softcover. Condition: Very good. VG softcover. First edition, first printing. Light signs of wear to exterior, binding solid and straight, interior clean and unmarked. Lightly read, but a very nice example. first edition ("First published in the United Kingdom in 2009", first printing (complete number line).

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Thatcherism is often characterised as a substantial break with the economic policies of the post-war years. Both sides of politics in those years managed the bedding down of the welfare state, the development of nationalised industries, the use of prices and incomes policies to control inflation, pursuit of full employment, and direct government control of the currency. The book focuses on the history of early 1980s Britain. It is a comprehensive overview of the period, culminating with the Falklands War. I thought that this was a really good book - a straightforward guide with plenty of good common sense recommendations. Who is writing to whom? “I watched it on Match of the Day but without knowing the result. At first, it was agony seeing the near misses – almost as bad for me watching as for you playing! But at least I only had the tension for half an hour before getting the result I was longing for…” Give in? It’s from Margaret Thatcher’s handwritten letter congratulating Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes on a victory over Manchester United in February 1978. Hard to know what’s more incredible – that the Tory leader was an avid football fan or that she should have displayed a fondness for anything Liverpudlian at all. Thatcher, for all her unthinking evil, is painted as decisive and (unlike Boris Johnson) incorruptible and it’s hard to argue with that. Sandbrook does not gloss over the misery of a period that saw unemployment rise to 3 million and the shutdown of British industry and manufacturing. One of the best sections underlines the importance of the eclipse of Tory ‘wets’ such as Ian Gilmour and Jim Prior in favour of Norman Tebbit and Nigel Lawson – a crucial phase. Sport – for once in a History book – is not ignored and there is richly nostalgic discussion of snooker and the 1981 Ashes. The nuance of party politics in Britain is interesting up to a point – the rise of the Social Democratic Party and some Labour infighting that makes Jeremy Corbyn and his opponents look tame – but in a long book, some of the detail really should have been excised.The Royal Marines Charity". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020 . Retrieved 28 September 2021. Hovering over Who Dares Wins, I’m afraid, is the old line about those who fail to learn from history being doomed to repeat it. 1979-82 was an era of crises in transport and infrastructure, a Labour party hamstrung by internal strife, a government fronted by the most divisive leader in years, a people bitterly disunited and a nation staring disaster in the face. Remind you of anything? In terms of discussing the politics, I find Sandbrook - in contrast to many other authors - to be quite brilliant. It can be extremely difficult to follow politics in one's own country, let alone another, and even though I have been reading THE ECONOMIST for a quarter century, I still struggle with mastering all of the names and all of the scandals and other ins and outs. But just as a good ensemble movie makes each character distinct, so too does Sandbrook really paint the characters so well that they can be distinguished from each other. (However, I also used Google Images to help me keep people distinct, as I need to match faces to names as I am awful with the latter).