Limited edition of 500 signed copies, this being number 462. By nature conservative, she was by enlistment a Conservative. There is no point and much danger in trying to re-create them — whether in a European super-state or a resurgent Russian empire. This included, of course, a campaign against communism everywhere — the most total tyranny in the world. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. [1] In the book Thatcher wrote that: "I offer some thoughts about putting these things right. Secondly, incomes policies lead to destructive confrontations with wage bargainers which government cannot win. Margaret Thatcher requires no introduction, but this book brings back to life the hard work and dedication of the person. 3 talking about this. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Margaret Thatcher's compelling account stands as a powerful testament to her influential legacy. This book is quite attractive, has a nice cover & would make a very nice gift, or addition to a library. Thatcher was in America at the time of the first ballot and she remained neutral, claiming that both Major and Redwood were "good Conservatives". I found this too in writing the latest volume of my memoirs, The Path to Power. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Although Thatcher avoided personal attacks on her successor John Major, she clearly believed that he had squandered her legacy and was pursuing un-Thatcherite policies. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Dark blue leather binding. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2017, Book as described Packed well Arrived on time Thank you, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2016. These words—similar to those used by Geoffrey Howe in 1990 which had precipitated her downfall—led to Major on 22 June resigning as Conservative leader and calling a leadership election. This is still the policy to which we have to return — though perhaps with some greater role for ground forces in the short term, mainly to protect our men on the ground. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. One of these items ships sooner than the other. For my family, with our patriotic belief in Britain, that was absurd. Please try again. We were Methodists and religion was a very strong influence on our lives. A wonderful book from our best PM since Winston Churchill, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2018, I have read just 50 pages since the book arrived. Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2013. Nationalism, as long as it is accompanied by democracy and respect for human rights, is generally a force for durable and flexible stability in world affairs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2013. 3, Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir. In spite of the problems and uncertainties, this is an exciting time to be alive — and nowhere more exciting than the United States. Such blows from my predecessor were impossible to disregard, since every interviewer raised them with me at every opportunity, as she must have known they would". Even during the 1979 election campaign an attempt to muzzle me was made for fear I would sound too radical and provocative in my attacks on socialism and union militancy. This book is a really interesting read, with lots of pictures. Of course, I accept that social and cultural factors are important too. Both Ronald Reagan and I deliberately set out to reverse state control, liberate individual initiative and stand up to a Soviet Empire which was every bit as evil as he described it — and a great deal more serious threat to our way of life than today's revisionists pretend. This is not unconnected with the social malaise that is affecting our countries, where we see family breakdown, growing illegitimacy, rising crime and a huge dependency culture. Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands: The Authorized Biography, The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1), The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley, The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. Something went wrong. For Britain, the emphasis was on consensus not confrontation — particularly as regards our relations with the increasingly federalist European Community. But so also was politics. Clean boards, text. Gilt title on spine, raised bands. When I left office there was more than a touch of complacency in the West. 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