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Acknowledgements |
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Prologue |
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9 | (18) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (5) |
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24 | (3) |
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2 The war, grammar school and fighting her headmistress |
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27 | (13) |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (4) |
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38 | (2) |
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3 Oxford, boyfriends and political ambition |
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40 | (14) |
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Early unhappiness at Oxford |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (5) |
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52 | (2) |
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4 First steps in politics |
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54 | (17) |
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54 | (1) |
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Mentored by Alfred Bossom MP |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (4) |
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61 | (2) |
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The general election of 1950 |
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63 | (2) |
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Frustration, consolidation and engagement |
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65 | (5) |
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70 | (1) |
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5 Marriage, motherhood and Finchley |
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71 | (16) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (3) |
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The bumpy road to Finchley |
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77 | (6) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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6 First years in Parliament 1959--1964 |
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87 | (22) |
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87 | (7) |
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Making her way in the House |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (5) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (17) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (3) |
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Joining the shadow cabinet |
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116 | (2) |
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Wooed by the Americans, dismayed by the Soviets |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (2) |
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8 Secretary of State for Education |
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126 | (16) |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (3) |
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Saved by the Prime Minister |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (14) |
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The twilight of a Tory leader |
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142 | (6) |
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The phoney war in the party |
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148 | (3) |
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The rise and fall of Sir Keith Joseph |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (2) |
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10 Winning the leadership |
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156 | (20) |
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156 | (2) |
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Toffs for Thatcher and other surprises |
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158 | (3) |
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A deal with Edward du Cann |
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161 | (6) |
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167 | (2) |
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A stunning result on the first ballot |
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169 | (5) |
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174 | (2) |
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11 Leader of the Opposition: a fragile beginning |
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176 | (18) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (8) |
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186 | (6) |
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192 | (2) |
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12 Three frustrating years |
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194 | (17) |
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Party conferences and foreign visits |
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194 | (4) |
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Outmanoeuvred by James Callaghan |
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198 | (3) |
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New policies and philosophies |
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201 | (8) |
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209 | (2) |
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13 Last lap to the election |
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211 | (18) |
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The importance of the laughing boys |
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211 | (8) |
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219 | (3) |
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The vote of no confidence |
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222 | (6) |
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228 | (1) |
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14 The final ascent to No. 10 |
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229 | (19) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (4) |
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237 | (6) |
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243 | (4) |
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247 | (1) |
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15 First moves as Prime Minister |
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248 | (13) |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (3) |
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Challenging the civil service |
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255 | (4) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (22) |
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261 | (5) |
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Bridge builders and voices |
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266 | (6) |
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Old Stripey and stubbornness |
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272 | (3) |
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A favour for Rupert Murdoch |
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275 | (2) |
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Personality traits on and off duty |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (2) |
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17 First steps in foreign affairs |
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283 | (17) |
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Learning from Lord Carrington |
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283 | (6) |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | (5) |
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A slow start to the Special Relationship |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (3) |
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18 Storm clouds on the economy and in the cabinet |
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300 | (21) |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (5) |
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The courage of the 1981 Budget |
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308 | (4) |
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The vulnerable Prime Minister |
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312 | (3) |
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Blockbustered into reshuffling the cabinet |
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315 | (4) |
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319 | (2) |
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19 The Falklands War I: the prelude |
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321 | (23) |
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Sabotaging the leaseback option |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (9) |
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334 | (7) |
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341 | (3) |
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20 The Falklands War II: into the fighting |
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344 | (15) |
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Military and political preparations |
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344 | (2) |
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South Georgia, the Belgrano and the Sheffield |
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346 | (4) |
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350 | (8) |
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358 | (1) |
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21 The Falklands War III: victory |
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359 | (13) |
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The battle for the Falklands |
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359 | (8) |
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367 | (3) |
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370 | (2) |
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372 | (18) |
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The changing of the political landscape |
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372 | (4) |
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The economy and the unions |
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376 | (4) |
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The beginnings of privatisation |
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380 | (2) |
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The suicide of the opposition |
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382 | (4) |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (1) |
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23 Stumbling into the second term |
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390 | (17) |
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Cecil Parkinson and the Speaker |
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390 | (5) |
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395 | (3) |
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398 | (3) |
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401 | (3) |
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404 | (3) |
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24 Terrorism, Ireland and Hong Kong |
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407 | (19) |
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407 | (8) |
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The Anglo-Irish Agreement |
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415 | (5) |
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Accepting reality in Hong Kong |
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420 | (4) |
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424 | (2) |
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25 Batting for Britain in Saudi Arabia |
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426 | (13) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (2) |
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429 | (3) |
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Difficult hurdles to overcome |
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432 | (3) |
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The motivation of the Prime Minister |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (3) |
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439 | (21) |
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Stepping stones towards solving the problem |
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439 | (4) |
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Arthur Scargill's challenge |
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443 | (5) |
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David Hart: her secret Blue Pimpernel |
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448 | (4) |
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The NACODS crisis and the collapse of the strike |
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452 | (3) |
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455 | (3) |
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458 | (2) |
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27 Strengthening the Special Relationship with Ronald Reagan |
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460 | (14) |
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The gold seam and the fault-line |
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460 | (2) |
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462 | (3) |
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465 | (5) |
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470 | (3) |
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473 | (1) |
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28 Starting to win the Cold War |
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474 | (26) |
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Why the Iron Lady was for turning |
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474 | (6) |
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The Chequers overture to Mikhail Gorbachev |
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480 | (5) |
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Bridge building between Moscow and Washington |
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485 | (3) |
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Differences with Reagan over SDI and Reykjavik |
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488 | (5) |
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Star performance in Moscow |
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493 | (4) |
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497 | (3) |
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29 Rumblings of discontent |
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500 | (21) |
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500 | (5) |
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505 | (4) |
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The Westland crisis explodes |
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509 | (7) |
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516 | (3) |
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519 | (2) |
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521 | (17) |
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Approaching the 1987 election |
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521 | (2) |
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Winning for the third time |
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523 | (6) |
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A bold but flawed beginning |
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529 | (3) |
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532 | (4) |
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536 | (2) |
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31 Trouble with Nigel Lawson |
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538 | (17) |
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Flashpoints of personality |
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538 | (2) |
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540 | (2) |
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Shadowing the Deutschmark |
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542 | (4) |
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546 | (4) |
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Howe stirs the ERM dispute |
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550 | (2) |
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552 | (3) |
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32 Swinging towards Euroscepticism |
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555 | (14) |
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555 | (2) |
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Diddled by the Single European Act (SEA) |
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557 | (4) |
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Disillusionment with Geoffrey Howe |
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561 | (4) |
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565 | (3) |
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568 | (1) |
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33 Boiling over on Europe |
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569 | (13) |
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569 | (4) |
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573 | (3) |
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The dismissal of Geoffrey Howe |
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576 | (3) |
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579 | (3) |
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34 Exit the Chancellor, enter the stalking horse |
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582 | (16) |
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Trying to stabilise the government |
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582 | (2) |
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The problem of Alan Walters |
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584 | (2) |
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586 | (3) |
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589 | (2) |
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591 | (4) |
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595 | (3) |
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598 | (19) |
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598 | (4) |
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The poison of the poll tax |
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602 | (2) |
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604 | (4) |
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608 | (6) |
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614 | (3) |
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617 | (16) |
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Howe goes for the jugular |
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617 | (4) |
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Heseltine enters the ring |
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621 | (2) |
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Peter Morrison's complacency |
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623 | (5) |
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A hard day's night in Paris |
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628 | (3) |
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631 | (2) |
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633 | (20) |
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633 | (3) |
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636 | (6) |
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A bravura farewell performance |
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642 | (3) |
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The election of a new leader |
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645 | (4) |
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649 | (4) |
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38 The agony after the fall |
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653 | (15) |
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653 | (3) |
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Travelling, speech-making and writing |
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656 | (4) |
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Last months as a Member of Parliament |
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660 | (3) |
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663 | (4) |
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667 | (1) |
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39 Snapshots of her retirement years |
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668 | (25) |
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Strategic ideas and personal conversations |
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668 | (4) |
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Still batting for Britain |
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672 | (3) |
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675 | (3) |
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678 | (1) |
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Finding her spiritual home |
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679 | (4) |
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683 | (1) |
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683 | (5) |
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688 | (2) |
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690 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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693 | (5) |
Principal sources |
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698 | (3) |
Notes describing sources |
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701 | (48) |
Index |
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